What can be done about ongoing medicine shortages?

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Palliative care patients and children bear the brunt of short supply of medicines. These legislative updates could help to make a difference.

Autonomous pharmacist prescribing moves one step closer

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The biggest pharmacy organisations in Australia have put out a joint statement to advance autonomous pharmacist prescribing.

What the latest vaccination advice means for pharmacists

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From updated pneumococcal recommendations to new travel vaccines, these are the updates every vaccinating pharmacist needs to know.

Early elixirs: sodium thiopental for truth or sleep

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The discovery of sodium thiopental ushered in the era of modern intravenous anaesthesia, but its darker side as a ‘truth serum’ and use in...

Diethylstilbestrol: a public health disaster

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A multi-use artificial hormone, Diethylstilbestrol was controversial from its discovery, with the inventor of the drug warning of possible side effects. Its impact on...

Pharmacists permitted to conduct HMR follow-ups by telehealth

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Pharmacists will soon be able to conduct Home Medicines Review (HMR) follow-ups via telehealth, The Honourable Mark Butler, Federal Minister for Health, Disability and...