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High-quality medicines reconciliation should ideally occur in the emergency department or soon after admission to the ward.
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Deprescribing in aged care
Deprescribing antipsychotics can be a tricky task. AP talks to four pharmacists who have mastered the art.
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After a nationwide search, Melbourne-based community pharmacist Anna Theophilos MPS has been appointed PSA’s Vaccination Ambassador.
Chronic pain – the role of pharmacists
Pharmacists play a vital role supporting patients with chronic pain.
Around 1 in 5 Australians experience chronic pain; this rises to 1 in 3...
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In Australia, we’re...
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Oxford Uni vaccine ‘highly effective’ against COVID-19
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