The impact of air pollution

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Air pollution is making us sick according to local and global research, including a study linking exposure to air pollution with subsequent acute cardiac...

Inside a multidisciplinary antenatal vaccination clinic

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To protect pregnant women and their unborn babies from the severe adverse outcomes associated with the virus, the first pharmacist-led COVID-19 vaccination clinic for pregnant women opened in Western Australia’s King Edward Memorial Hospital on 20 September.

Pain pointers: How to prepare your pharmacy for codeine change

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Preparing now for the up‑scheduling of codeine‑containing medicines to prescription-only will mean pharmacists are in a better position to inform and educate their customers....

2018 PSA Offshore Refresher Conference

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Delegates from the 43rd annual PSA Offshore Refresher conference have recently returned from host city San Francisco, where they networked while learning about the...

Psychotropic self-poisoning on the rise in youth

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A new retrospective cohort study has found that self-poisoning, by ingesting psychotropic medicines, in Australian children and adolescents is increasing. The prescribed medicines...

New Parliamentary Friendship Group champions safer medicines use

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The PSA has supported the launch of the inaugural Parliamentary Friends of Safe and Quality Use of Medicines event, using the opportunity to call...