Hot topics at the 2019 FIP Congress
Medicine access, technological disruption to traditional care models, ethical dilemmas and gender equity dominated the program for the 79th International Pharmacy Federation (FIP) Congress.
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A flying career start
Balancing her love for feline cuddles and pharmacology, Zahraa Bhorat MPS hopes to forge a path in pharmacy education.
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...
Supporting terminally ill patients
Having an easily-accessible palliative care pharmacist in every community would improve medicine management for terminally ill Australians, said Helen Stone MPS, PSA State and Territory Manager South Australia and Northern Territory.
Q&A: CPD planning
PSA has developed a CPD planning tool available free to members, that intuitively helps pharmacists through each of the required steps.
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?
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