Medicine safety – opportunities for practice, policy and research

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Medicine safety will be improved through empowering consumers and a combination of practice, policy and research initiatives.

Chronic kidney disease and quality use of medicines

With community pharmacists at the forefront of primary care, they can have a major role in a chronic kidney disease patient’s care.

Australians line up at pharmacies for winter dose

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On 11 July, 7.4 million Australians became eligible for a COVID-19 winter dose after the eligibility criteria widened.

Psychotropic use in young people doubles in 8 years

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Dispensing of psychotropic medicines to Australian children and adolescents aged 18 and younger doubled from 2013 to 2021, new research found.

Urgent need to boost HMRs in patients with chronic pain

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A third of patients living with chronic pain have not had their medicine reviewed. An expert explains what pharmacists can do to change this.

Are pharmacists losing the information war?

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These days, patients can access a confident-sounding health claim online in seconds rather than waiting days for a GP appointment. With vaccination rates dropping across...