ATAGI highlights progress amid resurgent diseases
ATAGI flagged worrying vaccine coverage declines and renewed disease threats, with pharmacists tipped to boost community protection.
Once-daily triple therapy for COPD to be PBS listed
A once-daily, single inhaler triple therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is set to be listed on the PBS from 1 July.
The...
What the COVID-19 crisis has been like for this West Australian...
Linda Keane MPS is pharmacist-in-charge of two pharmacies in the remote southwest West Australian town of Dunsborough.
Pregabalin misuse skyrockets
Pregabalin-related ambulance attendances have increased 10-fold since 2012, a Victorian study has shown.
Published in the Medical Journal of Australia, the retrospective study on the...
Pharmacist strives to protect rural community from COVID-19
When a rural town in north-west Victoria was left vulnerable to COVID-19 due to reduced local vaccination services, one pharmacist stepped up to the plate by creating his own clinic.
The cardiovascular crisis needs a pharmacy-led response
Pharmacists have numerous opportunities to assess risk, recommend therapies, and help patients manage their heart health.
