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.

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...

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....

Complementary medicines: Heart failure

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Heart failure (HF), also referred to as congestive cardiac failure, is present in 1–2% of the Australian population.1 It is the end result of...

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...