Pharmacy profession calls for progress on prescribing
Momentum for pharmacist prescribing continues to grow, with a third of participants at a recent forum calling for the profession to move forward with...
Anxiety is often untreated – how pharmacists can help
A new MedicineWise program aims to increase the number of patients seeking help for anxiety and other mood disorders by educating healthcare professionals.
Anxiety disorders,...
Spike in flu deaths leads to lowered vaccination age
A substantial jump in Western Australia’s (WA) influenza cases and flu-related deaths has led to a reduction in the pharmacist vaccination age to 10...
Blockchain exec pushing for the end of paper prescriptions
Australian laws requiring use of paper documents prevent new technological solutions that could inhibit prescription fraud.
That’s the diagnosis of Dr Tal Rapke, chief executive...
New data on Australia’s health and medicines use
More than 62,000 hospital admissions for heart failure in Australia could have been prevented and more than 400,000 bed days avoided, according to new...
Is Australia’s scope of care lagging behind?
Nations around the globe used to look to Australia for examples of bold and innovative pharmacy funding projects. But many of our overseas peers...