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The best apps for sleep
A range of devices and apps are tailored to monitor and promote restful sleep. Here’s the pick of the field.
Just over a third (39%)...
Opioid prescribing balloons in Queensland
Recent research analysing the prescription of opioids to Queensland adults over a 21-year period found dispensing of the medicines increased by 11-fold.
The role of the pharmacist in onychomycosis
Onychomycosis is a fungal infection of the nails. If left untreated, it can cause pain, discomfort, spread of infection and physical impairment, negatively impacting quality of life.
Coping with COVID-19: the Royal Melbourne Hospital experience
COVID-19 has fostered an even closer relationship between the pharmacy and wards of the Royal Melbourne Hospital.
Australians line up at pharmacies for winter dose
On 11 July, 7.4 million Australians became eligible for a COVID-19 winter dose after the eligibility criteria widened.
A better pharmacy experience leads to increased medicine adherence, study shows
There is a link between the perceived quality of care provided by community pharmacists and patients’ adherence to prescribed medicine, new Australian research has shown.
