Case study: How Anh solved her son’s problem headaches
If your patient is struggling with persistent headaches and sinus pain, allergies could be the cause.
Case study: Uncovering Josef’s asthma flare-ups
If your patient is experiencing an increase in the frequency or severity of asthma symptoms or an increased reliance on their asthma inhaler, allergies could be the hidden cause.
Psychotropic self-poisoning on the rise in youth
A new retrospective cohort study has found that self-poisoning, by ingesting psychotropic medicines, in Australian children and adolescents is increasing. The prescribed medicines...
Pharmacists’ vaccination value adds up to saved lives
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has praised pharmacists’ role in saving lives through expanded vaccinations in community pharmacies, and undertaken to pressure states to...
Broadening pharmacists’ role to improve health
In 2023 pharmacists will be the custodians of medicine safety, embedded wherever medicines are used, and more responsible and accountable for the safe and...
Nasal swab offers hope for reducing vancomycin use
A study has found a pharmacy-driven protocol using nasal swabs to assess methicillin‑resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in pneumonia cases holds promise for reducing unnecessary...
