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...

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...

Choosing wisely: sedatives

In the third of a six-part series, we expand on the PSA Choosing Wisely recommendations, taking a closer look at the use of sedatives....

COVID-19 spreading locally

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Health authorities have urged Australians returning from Iran to self-quarantine for 14 days as Australia reports its first cases of human-to-human transmission of COVID-19. There...

Pharmacy Board’s measured step on prescribing

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The Pharmacy Board of Australia has recognised that pharmacists should be able to prescribe under two monitored models of prescribing, in a move welcomed...

Practice advice Q&A: Fax machines

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How can our medical system still rely so heavily on the fax machine for crucial communications? What are the modern alternatives? Prior to the inception...