Diagnosis and differential diagnosis 
Gonococcal culture
Prevention 
Dr Erica Stewart, Centenary Institute[/caption]
Chelsea Felkai, MPS[/caption]
Working with the nursing staff to understand when PRN (as required) chemical restraint might be used, and ensuring other options have been exhausted first, has shown the most reduction in how much psychotropic medications have been used so far. The numbers are relatively small, but to be honest, this is largely because the facility had great protocols to begin with.
Dr Natalie Soulsby FPS[/caption]
Associate Professor Luke Grzeskowiak[/caption]
Continued Dispensing arrangements change on Friday
The Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee has announced new ongoing arrangements for Continued Dispensing.
So long SABA, hello ICS/LABA says respiratory expert
SABA overuse is undermining asthma control. This National Asthma Week, pharmacists should inform patients about the risks.
CAL D has changed awareness of antimicrobial resistance
A pharmacist shares how the recently introduced Cautionary Advisory Label (CAL D) for antibiotics has changed patient perceptions, and behaviour, towards antibiotics.
Injectable buprenorphine, B12 should be administered by pharmacists
Artificial barriers that prevent pharmacists in Queensland from caring for their patients should be removed, PSA has argued in the lead-up to the 2020 state election this month.
Preparing for vaping reforms on 1 October
The key requirements for pharmacists who prescribe, dispense or choose not to supply therapeutic vapes ahead of the 1 October changes.
New CAL medicine storage guidance
Both Cautionary Advisory Label (CAL) 6 and CAL 13 have been overhauled to sharpen storage advice.
CAL 6 explanatory notes advice in Digital Australian Pharmaceutical...
