Adjunct Professor Manya Angley FPS (CredPharm MMR) Credentialed and Disability Pharmacist
Penny Beirne MPS
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Embedding pharmacists in RACFs an investment, not a cost
Theresa Flavin, a 57-year-old mother of five, was diagnosed with dementia at just 46. She says older Australians and those with cognitive dysfunction need a pharmacist ‘on the team’ to promote the quality use of medicines and prevent medicine-related harm.
Case studies show how pharmacists support medicine safety around the world
Pharmacists can promote patient safety at an individual level and also organisational and policy development levels, as case studies in an International Pharmaceutical Federation document released last month show.
A bitter pill to beat malaria
Quinine’s use in treating malaria is linked to the expansion of European colonisation over the last 400 years.
Quinine is derived from the bark of...
Free flu campaign in WA to combat triple-virus-threat winter
Throughout the month of May, all West Australians can receive a free influenza vaccination in their local pharmacy.
Tips for pharmacists as states move to next phase of pandemic...
Despite high vaccination rates in New South Wales and the ACT, pharmacists know safety measures remain paramount.
Pharmacist prescribing the next step in QUM
Pharmacists already have the tools for prescribing and it’s time to unite to bring legislative change, says Professor Lisa Nissen.
QUT’s Prof Nissen said there...
