Antimicrobial prescribing in aged care continues to rise
While Australians are taking fewer antibiotics overall, there are concerns that antimicrobial prescribing is steadily increasing in aged care.
Pharmacy and rural hospital integration
A small rural hospital in southern Queensland has introduced a new model of pharmacy practice. Hopefully, it will lead to reduced medicine-related hospital admissions....
Sexual Health Conversations
Sexual health is critical to overall wellbeing, however health professionals report challenges when discussing sexual health with patients.
How to foster continuity of care
With community pharmacies feeling the squeeze, there has never been a more important time to provide continuity of care by building patient loyalty.
Self-serve checkouts,...
New Cochrane review highlights lack of evidence on medicine-taking ability and...
Interventions initiated at the hospital-community interface may be the best way to influence multiple medicine adherence in older adults, a new Cochrane review has found.
Harm minimisation strategies for party season
As we head into festival season, revellers from most states and territories could be placed in a potentially deadly situation.













