On-site improvements

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Pharmacists in aged care facilities are optimising medicines management – and changing the lives of residents

COVID-19 rollout strategy recalibrated

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Pfizer is now the COVID-19 vaccine of choice for some at-risk patients and those under 50 years of age in priority groups.

Patient outcomes improve when pharmacists chart medications

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When medication charting involves a pharmacist as well as a doctor, medication error rates in hospital admissions are significantly reduced, according to a new...

Victorian pharmacists get broader scope for vaccinations

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The combined measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine will soon be available from community pharmacies across Victoria, under a new State Government initiative. In last week’s announcement, Victorian...

Medication reviews and dementia

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Dementia includes a range of neurological disorders characterised by memory loss and cognitive impairment. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, accounting...

Infant soothing powders: from top seller to major danger

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To soothe sick babies, parents in the 19th and early 20th centuries turned to top-selling patent medicines – with deadly consequences.