Blood pressure devices need proper testing immediately
Why is it that so few blood pressure devices sold online in this country are properly tested for accuracy?
Victoria’s SafeScript means changes for pharmacists
Community pharmacists in Victoria have less than three months to ensure they have an active connection with a Prescription Exchange Service (PES), so they...
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.
Dan Schneider, star of ‘The Pharmacist’, talks medicine safety
Remaining ‘vigilant’ is the key to disrupting the harmful influences of opioid prescribing to people at risk of addiction, US pharmacist-turned opioid misuse detective Dan Schneider told attendees at PSA21 Virtual today.
Vaccination rates wane as COVID-19 and influenza cases ramp up
Vaccination rates are rapidly slipping in vulnerable older Australians. Three pharmacists share their advice for turning this around.
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.
