Antimicrobial use up in disadvantaged areas

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Antimicrobial medicines use declined in Australia from 2013 to 2018, but the country’s rate remains high by OECD standards, according to new research.

Quick Q&A with Katherine Higgins MPS

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Jennifer Cooke, the Editor of Australian Pharmacist, talks with Katherine Higgins, a pharmacist in South Perth, Western Australia.

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....

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...

Caring for our elders

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This Royal Commission is an opportunity to improve how we care for our elderly, and release the chains holding pharmacists back from preventing inappropriate...

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...