New advice for asthma patients about COVID-19 vaccines
The Australian Asthma Handbook has been updated to help healthcare professionals provide advice to patients around the COVID-19 vaccine.
Antidepressants show little to no benefit for low back pain and...
New major review finds that antidepressants used for back pain and sciatica can cause more harm than good.
How pharmacists are managing nation-wide medicine shortages
A survey conducted over April–May 2021 found that medicine shortages are having a dire impact on patients and pharmacists.
Back in stock, but not back to normal
With glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) back and some basal insulins disappearing, pharmacists face a new wave of complexity in diabetes management.
Diabetes management...
Some pharmacists can now protect travellers against rabies
With rabies cases increasing worldwide, patients in this jurisdiction can now receive prophylactic protection before they head off overseas.
Face mask advisory as coronavirus case rate climbs
Pharmacists have been urged to limit the sales of face masks, with reports of consumers bulk-buying P2 masks from pharmacies, intending to ship them...
