Future health series: pharmacy can adjust the sails
It’s no longer plain sailing in Australian community pharmacy. Bruce Annabel helps navigate in this, the fourth instalment of our Future Health series.
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Patient outcomes improve when pharmacists chart medications
When medication charting involves a pharmacist as well as a doctor, medication error rates in hospital admissions are significantly reduced, according to a new...
SSRIs for mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease
Could selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) help reduce the burden of Alzheimer’s disease and prevent decline from mild cognitive impairment?
An estimated 10% of people...
Leading Victorian pharmacists honoured
Three outstanding pharmacists recognised at the 2019 Victorian Pharmacists Dinner in Melbourne last week represent the difference dedicated members of the profession make every...
The startling extent of Australia’s medication overuse
A new report has found that Australians continue to overuse certain medicines. Pharmacist intervention is necessary to keep this issue in check, said the...
Emily Griffin keynote address to the Medication Safety and Efficiency Conference
PSA Victorian Early Career Pharmacist of the Year Emily Griffin's keynote address to the Medication Safety and Efficiency Conference.













