Keeping lifetime OCS below 1,000 mg
Every course of OCS, either in long-term administration or repetitive bursts – takes people closer to a total lifetime dose of OCS, which is dangerous.
Allergic rhinitis management
Are you aware that untreated allergic rhinitis (AR) can result in impaired driving performance similar to a blood alcohol level of 0.5% due to...
Maria Berbecaru extended interview
Just 3 years out of university, in 2019 Maria Berbecaru MPS made history by implementing Australia's first integrated community pharmacy-delivered medicine supply and on-site...
Denosumab for erosive hand osteoarthritis
References
Favero M, Belluzzi E, Ortolan A, et al. Erosive hand osteoarthritis: latest findings and outlook. Nat Rev Rheumatol 2022;18(3):171–83.
Kloppenburg M, Kroon F....
The role of pharmacists in home-based palliative care
While the majority of Australian palliative care patients want to be cared for and die at home, less than 10 per cent achieve that...
Benefits of zinc for preventing and treating the common cold
References
UpToDate. The common cold in adults: Treatment and prevention. 2024. At: www.uptodate.com/contents/the-common-cold-in-adults-treatment-and-prevention?search=the%20common%20cold%20in%20adults&source=search_result&selectedTitle=1~150&usage_type=default&display_rank=1
Pasioti M, Maggina P, Megremis S, et al. The common cold:...










