GPs use antibiotics as placebos: study

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Most Australian GPs have used a placebo in practice at least once, with active placebos used far more than inert placebos, a new study...

PSA: embed pharmacists to reduce medicine harm in aged care

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PSA has called for a national program that embeds pharmacists in all aged care facilities in its submission to the Royal Commission into Aged...

Q&A: ‘I’m going overseas tomorrow . . . can you witness...

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While pharmacists are now (very) familiar with rapid antigen tests (RATs) for COVID-19 testing, the practice of observed RATs for the purpose of international...

Offshore refresher: live and learn

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PSA’s Offshore Refresher Conference this year took members to Europe. ECP Sinead Stone MPS went along, courtesy of a grant from Bayer. It was...

Re-thinking opioids

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Pharmacists can minimise opioid harm by helping patients step down. While opioids play an important role in the management of acute pain, their widespread use...

Pharmacist interpreting service gets major expansion

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Pharmacists have been given a powerful new tool for giving advice to Australia’s diverse communities, after the Department of Social Services substantially expanded access...