How pharmacists can support people with eating disorders

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Eating disorders (EDs) are an area of focus in the Federal Government’s Long Term National Health Plan. But how common are they and what...

Information on Commonwealth, state and territory statutory declarations

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  JURISDICTION DEPARTMENT FORM Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department www.ag.gov.au/legal-system/ statutory-declarations www.ag.gov.au/node/2838 New South Wales Department of Communities and Justice www.jp.nsw.gov.au/Documents/ witnessing-legal-documents- remotely-jp-factsheet.pdf www.jp.nsw.gov.au/Pages/ justices-of-the-peace/nsw- statutory-declaration.aspx Northern Territory Northern Territory Government www.nt.gov.au/law/processes/ statutory-declarations www.nt.gov.au/__data/ assets/word_doc/0011/ 167933/statutory-declaration.docx Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General www.justice.qld.gov.au/initiatives /documents-during-covid/ statutory-declarations South Australia Attorney-General’s Department www.agd.sa.gov.au/jp-covid-updates www.agd.sa.gov.au/sites/ default/files/0007_jphandbook_v6_web.pdf (pp. 19–21 and 61–64) www.agd.sa.gov.au/sites/ default/files/south_australian _statutory_declaration_form.pdf Tasmania Department of Justice www.justice.tas.gov.au/forms /statutory_declarations www.justice.tas.gov.au/ forms/statutory_declarations Victoria Department of...

Helping patients manage persistent pelvic pain

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Often complex, undiagnosed pelvic pain can leave patients in awful limbo. Pharmacists can help them understand what drives pain.

Double-checking does not always reduce medication errors

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Mandatory double-checking as it is currently performed does not reduce the incidence or severity of medication administration errors compared with single-checking, an Australian study has found. 

COVID-19: Finish line or first lap?

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As Australia reaches vaccine targets, what’s next for pharmacists and Australians?

Psychotropic medicines in the spotlight in Aged Care Royal Commission

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As interviews for the Aged Care Royal Commission continue, medical experts have voiced concerns about the overuse of psychotropics as medical restraints in aged...