Current evidence for medicinal cannabis

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Cannabis is the most popular recreational drug used in the world. The use of cannabis or cannabinoids is referred to as medicinal cannabis. Learning objectives...

COVID-19 death toll passes 2000

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The federal government will provide $2 million to help develop a vaccine for COVID-19, as the death toll from the novel coronavirus continues to climb.

How AI might help identify adverse drug events

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The development of natural language processing (NLP) capabilities is opening new avenues for pharmacovigilance and pharmacists can play a key role in the process. US...

Community pharmacy effective in reducing prescribing waste

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An English project looking to reduce medicines wastage across community pharmacy, care homes and general practice has produced savings representing a return of nearly...

Over-prescribing in the elderly

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Pharmacists when co-locating with GPs play a valuable role in reducing over-prescribing in older patients. Over 12 months, pharmacists in an ACT-based pilot study recommended...

Catastrophic fire ratings highlight need for better emergency dispensing provisions

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State and federal health departments have advised of options available to pharmacists in parts of NSW and Queensland affected by this week’s catastrophic-level fires. Under...