Aiming for zero medicine harm

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It has been 3 years since medicine safety was announced as Australia’s 10th National Health Priority Area. How are we going at reducing harm...

Safe hands: minimising antipsychotic use in the elderly

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Concerns over the overuse of antipsychotics in Residential Aged Care Facilities have reached a high tide – but so have efforts to address the...

Community pharmacists need to to move beyond vaccinations

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With community pharmacists an integral part of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, it’s time to get serious about allowing pharmacists to administer other injectable medicines.

‘We don’t have good data on medication errors’: Deputy CMO

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Connecting information across healthcare systems and settings will help improve the quality use of medicines (QUM), according to experts at the virtual 2021 National Medicines Symposium, held on 18 May.

International aid and healthcare service provision

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How can pharmacists get involved in international aid and healthcare service provision overseas? Working as a pharmacist in overseas development can be stressful –...

The true cost of chronic pain

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Around 3.24 million Australians are suffering from chronic pain daily, costing the economy $139.3 billion in 2018, a new report by Painaustralia has suggested.1 The...