The efficacy of ocrelizumab for multiple sclerosis
This summary will present the most up to date findings from a recent Cochrane review.1
Background
It is estimated that a total of 2.8 million people...
QLD Intern of the Year 2024
Antonia Hurd MPS traversed multiple Queensland pharmacies during her internship, gaining vital experience in rural pharmacy practice.
Pharmacist stress in the pandemic
Managing an increased workload, medicine shortages, myriad legislation changes, reduced staff numbers and an anxious public has seen pharmacists' stress levels rise.
Seltzer is shorthand for carbonated water
In 1772 Joseph Priestley used vitriol, chalk, and water to create ‘an exceedingly pleasant sparkling water, resembling seltzer water’.
Software as a (community) service
A head for business and a desire to improve medicine safety inspired PSA Life Member Rob Richards to develop a digital opioid substitution therapy system that helps pharmacists and patients.
Q&A: Use of antibiotics in COPD
Early initiation of an antibiotic for a COPD flare-up can prevent further damage to the airways, prevent hospitalisation, reduce the risk of further exacerbations, and allow people to regain symptom control.
