Veganism and the role of the pharmacist
Vegan diets are becoming increasingly popular among teenagers and youth, especially females, due to the perceived health benefits of a plant-based diet.
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Taking care: the different areas of medicine safety
In its landmark Medicine Safety: Take Care report, PSA identified the frightening cost of medicine misadventure in Australia. With medicines safety a central theme...
Greater pharmacist role in Aboriginal health trialled
Pharmacist-led health interventions in Aboriginal communities came under the spotlight at PSA18 in Sydney yesterday, as delegates got early insight into some of the...
Royal Pharmaceutical Society director on the future of pharmacy
Ravi Sharma’s credentials in pharmacy are formidable. Recently appointed the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s (RPS’s) director for England, he was also National Clinical Lead for...
Pharmacists’ role in U=U campaign: World AIDS Day
Pharmacists have an important role to play in spreading the message that Undetectable Equals Untransmittable (U=U) on World AIDS Day, 1 December, and beyond.
The...
Mandatory reporting: New reporting rules give advance warning
On 1 January 2019, new laws will enforce the mandatory reporting scheme for medicine shortages – a welcome change.
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