Table 1 – Types of vertigo (non-exhaustive list)[/caption]
Vomiting
In older people, dizziness significantly increases the risk of falls.7 Implementing appropriate interventions to address modifiable risk factors such as dizziness is of paramount importance. In cases of drug-induced dizziness, deprescribing can be considered if the medicine can be safely reduced, discontinued or substituted to prevent inappropriate prescribing cascades of potentially inappropriate medicines (PIM), especially in the context of older people.29Protecting your over 60s from the flu
Get ready to help to protect vulnerable Australians over the age of 60 years from influenza and its most deadly complications.
What doesn’t kill you doesn’t make you stronger
References
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Chronic respiratory...
For the heart
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AusCVDRisk. Australian CVD risk calculator. 2023....
Repackaged medicines: are patients storing them correctly?
References
Robertson SG, Bradshaw A, Glass BD. To repack or not to repack. Aust J Pharm 2022. At: https://ajp.com.au/in-depth/longer-read/to-repack-or-not-to-repack/
Pharmacy Board of Australia. Guidelines...
Protecting kids from medicine harm
References
PSA. Medicine safety: child and adolescent care report. 2025. At: www.psa.org.au/3d-flip-book/medicine-safety-child-and-adolescent-care-report/
Cairns R, Karanges EA, Wong A, et al. Trends in self-poisoning and...
