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Universities push for better CAM training

17 December 2009 | Pharmacy academics have come together to boost complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) education in undergraduate and postgraduate university pharmacy programs.


Aged care admission process "less than ideal"

24 September 2009 | Rural pharmacists are in an ideal position to improve the transfer and application of medication information about patients being admitted to rural aged care facilities, according to new Australian research.


SSRIs in pregnancy linked to infant heart defects

24 September 2009 | The use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in early pregnancy, particularly sertraline and citalopram, may increase a baby’s risk of septal heart defects, new research has found.


Resistant TB on the rise in Victoria

23 September 2009 | The number of Victorians diagnosed with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) each year has increased over the last decade, according to new research.


Price of lung meds a deterrent to use

21 September 2009 | Cost is a major barrier to the purchase and use of inhaled corticosteroids(ICS) for obstructive lung disease, new Australian research has found.


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