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Without more detail, it’s premature to say voluntary assisted dying laws in Victoria are ‘working well’
Courtney Hempton from Deakin University and Marc Trabsky from La Trobe University take a look at the Voluntary Assisted Dying report The Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board has this week …
Nine ways to talk to people who spread coronavirus myths
Claire Hooker, University of Sydney, writes that the spread of misinformation about the novel coronavirus, now known as COVID-19, seems greater than the spread of the infection itself The World …
Taking the right path
As new laws regarding the prescribing, dispensing and cultivation of medicinal cannabis come into play, pharmacists have an essential role in ensuring patients receive the right advice Since legislative changes …
Health follies
Pharmacy historian Ralph Tapping has been looking into some of the questionable treatments sold in pharmacy in the recent past Laudanum and other preparations containing tincture of opium, for example …
Should we be worried about the new Wuhan coronavirus?
Ian M. Mackay, The University of Queensland and Katherine Arden, The University of Queensland look at the emerging problem The World Health Organisation has postponed its decision about whether to …
Providing support
Curtis Ruhnau recently participated in the PSS volunteer training program. He describes a moving and inspiring experience, one of great importance to all pharmacists Curtis Ruhnau is the PDL representative …
Entering the digital era
With national e-prescribing on the horizon, is pharmacy ready for the next big wave of technological change? Sydney pharmacy proprietor Nick Logan met a pharmacist from Sweden at a social …
Why is my poo green?
Vincent Ho from Western Sydney University looks at a colourful problem It’s happened to many of us at some point in our lives: we finish our bowel movement, look down …
Veterans have poorer mental health than Australians overall.
We could be serving them better, writes Nicole Sadler, from the University of Melbourne A career in the Australian Defence Force (ADF), or the armed forces in any country, can …
How to save a life
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 …
How birth control pill prescriptions by a pharmacist could broaden access and keep costs down
Jurisdictions in the United States are re-examining the role of the pharmacist in contraception, writes Sarah Lynch, Binghamton University, State University of New York Almost 50% of pregnancies in the …
Here’s what happened when codeine was made prescription only
No, the sky didn’t fall in, write Rose Cairns, University of Sydney and Nicholas Buckley, University of Sydney Fears switching the painkiller codeine to a prescription only medicine would lead …