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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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Addressing Australia’s overdose problem
For the fifth year in a row, more than 2,000 Australians lost their lives to overdose in 2018, according to Australia’s Annual Overdose Report 2020 from Penington Institute.
Pharmacy services in bushfire crises
Since Christmas, the NSW south coast, East Gippsland, the Hume region and Portland in Victoria and Kangaroo Island off South Australia have been devastated...
How the Curies’ discovery of radium went radioactive
Medical and cosmetic treatments, luminescent devices, even sex aids soon hit the market after the discovery of radium.
An ode to pharmacy practice
Kerry Schiemer MPS has been a proud pharmacist for more than 60 years. Set to retire next month, he reflects on the best parts of pharmacy practice and why patient-centred care is so important.
Disordered eating common in people with diabetes
People with diabetes need to constantly monitor their diet and weight, which can lead to a difficult relationship with food.
Pharmacists demand equitable remuneration
Pharmacists displayed a united front last week, reaching out to local government members and other healthcare professionals about pharmacist remuneration.
