Community pharmacy effective in reducing prescribing waste
An English project looking to reduce medicines wastage across community pharmacy, care homes and general practice has produced savings representing a return of nearly...
Current evidence for medicinal cannabis
Cannabis is the most popular recreational drug used in the world. The use of cannabis or cannabinoids is referred to as medicinal cannabis.
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Ensuring patients’ medical data is secure
The rollout of My Health Record has raised questions surrounding the security of medical data. What measures must be taken in pharmacies to preserve...
Pharmacist recognised for contribution to pain management
Pharmacists who have an interest in a specific field are in charge of their own development, says pain expert Joyce McSwan, who was recently...
Myths around asthma remain strong, new research finds
Fewer than half of all Australians can correctly identify asthma as a chronic disease that doesn’t go away, according to new Asthma Australia research.¹
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Balancing acts: the pharmacist and prescriber relationship
Patients rely on pharmacists and prescribers having mutual respect for one another, while maintaining their independence. We take a look at striking the right...
