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Antidepressants are often first-line therapy for patients in residential aged care – but a leading consultant pharmacist says credentialed pharmacists could support other approaches Commonly, people living in residential aged …

June 1893; poisons, flooding and the worst depression in Australian history It’s 1893, Australia is still eight years away from Federation, the AJP was still the Australasian Journal Of Pharmacy, …

Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Pharmacist-led medication review in a residential in-reach service leads to deprescribing The introduction of a pharmacist-led medication review service …

Australia is to recognise psychedelics as medicines, following a TGA decision on psilocybin and MDMA The Therapeutic Goods Administration has announced that it will permit specifically authorised psychiatrists to prescribe …

Fatigue is a common, debilitating complaint and can be a challenging area for pharmacists, but updated fatigue guidelines provide direction to support patients. By Ann Winkle BPharm, BArts, AACP Learning …

Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Salt restriction and risk of adverse outcomes in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction The TOPCAT trial explored associations of cooking …

Findings released from one of the largest surveys of people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) reveals the cost of managing the condition is resulting in poor health outcomes, including depression. …

Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Update on Asthma–COPD Overlap Clinical features of asthma and COPD may represent around 25% of patients with COPD and …

Funding for cervical and breast cancer, endometriosis and reproductive health programs have been announced as part of the Federal Budget The Federal Government will invest $354 million over the next …

Louis Roller takes a look at antidepressants available in Australia Depression is part of a group of conditions known as mood disorders (which may include elevation or depression of mood). …

It’s important to spend time with patients who have anxiety, writes Louis Roller Anxiety is the body’s natural response to stress. It’s a feeling of fear or apprehension about what’s …

Pharmacists and other health professionals provide a crucial role in supporting people who are struggling with mental illness or at risk of suicide Lauren* struggled in secret for years with …