Diagnosis and differential diagnosis 
Gonococcal culture
Prevention 
Dr Erica Stewart, Centenary Institute[/caption]
Chelsea Felkai, MPS[/caption]
Working with the nursing staff to understand when PRN (as required) chemical restraint might be used, and ensuring other options have been exhausted first, has shown the most reduction in how much psychotropic medications have been used so far. The numbers are relatively small, but to be honest, this is largely because the facility had great protocols to begin with.
Dr Natalie Soulsby FPS[/caption]
Associate Professor Luke Grzeskowiak[/caption]
Noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors and schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a chronic illness characterised by a range of symptoms including positive and negative symptoms. Examples of positive symptoms include hallucinations, delusions, and...
Are antibiotics courses for common infections too long?
In the fight against antibiotic resistance, shorter courses of antibiotics are now recommended for patients with common infections, but how short is long enough?
The...
Pharmacist wins award for service to the community
Canberra pharmacist Brad Butt was awarded the Australian Patients Association’s Most Outstanding Community Pharmacist of the Year.
The embryology of psychosis
The offspring of mothers exposed to extreme stress, undernutrition or infectious diseases during pregnancy are at heightened risk of psychosis, studies suggest.
A flying career start
Balancing her love for feline cuddles and pharmacology, Zahraa Bhorat MPS hopes to forge a path in pharmacy education.
How culturally safe is your pharmacy?
This National Reconciliation Week (27 May–3 June), PSA Senior Pharmacist Megan Tremlett encourages pharmacists to change their perspective on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to improve end-of-life care.
