All the action from Queensland’s Annual Therapeutic Update

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From honouring pharmacy excellence, providing emerging practice advice and celebrating innovation – the Queensland ATU didn’t disappoint.

HMR waitlists can stretch for months

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Home Medicines Reviews (HMRs) are becoming increasingly difficult to sustain, with rising fuel costs and restrictive caps.

Electrolytes part 2: sodium and calcium

Electrolytes, including potassium, magnesium, sodium and calcium, are essential to the functioning of the human body.

Stroke management in 2020

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Guidelines for stroke management have been updated. The time window for thrombolysis has been extended to 9 hours if brain imaging shows it will be...

How much fish oil is enough?

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Many patients use fish oil in the hope of relief from inflammatory conditions or to reduce risks of cardiovascular disease.  As non-prescription complementary medicines,...

COPD ‘under-recognised’ and ‘under-treated’ in Australia

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Chronic obstructive lung disease is the fifth leading cause of death in Australia, but studies show about half of people living with symptoms don’t know they have the condition.