The role of the pharmacist in breast cancer awareness

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According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, it is estimated that in 2019, breast cancer will be the most commonly diagnosed cancer. Pharmacists have a significant role to play in raising awareness and supporting people living with the condition.

The drug that made women forget giving birth

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Long before it became a standard patch for travel sickness, scopolamine was at the centre of a controversial obstetric practice.

How to manage neuropathic pain

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Neuropathic pain is defined as ‘pain caused by a lesion or disease of the somatosensory nervous system’.1 It is associated with impaired quality of...

NPS MedicineWise partners with COVID-19 taskforce

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At the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, many pharmacists were faced with questions about treatment for which they felt they had no evidence-based answers.

Short of breath: respiratory conditions

With better treatments than ever, why don’t patients with respiratory conditions show better outcomes as well?

A preventable tragedy that changed drug approval forever

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Thalidomide’s period of use may have been short but its ramifications have lasted decades, both for people who suffer deformities from its effects and...