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Pharmacists reaffirm need to vaccinate, as flu strain mutates
Healthcare professionals have reaffirmed the importance of vaccines this flu season, after the mutation of the H3N2 strain rendered some vaccines less effective.
A spokesperson...
Barriers removed for pharmacists to seek mental health treatment
Changes in Australian mandatory reporting laws will remove barriers to mental health treatment for health professionals.
Australian federal, state and territory health ministers at April’s...
Pharmacist roles and remuneration in the spotlight
Leading lights, up-and-comers and stalwarts of the pharmacy industry will unite in Sydney later this week to discuss how the full potential of pharmacists...
Anticonvulsants shown not to provide low back pain benefits
Despite an increase in anticonvulsant use for back and neck pain recently - an increase of 535% in the last 10 years - researchers...
Collaborative prescribing to improve patient outcomes
The results of a study examining collaborative prescribing in Australian hospitals indicates that the practice, already successfully trialled in the US and the UK,...
From the President: Onboard with aged care
Earlier this year the outgoing Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt announced the government would allocate $345.7 million in the 2022–23 federal Budget for pharmacists in aged care.
