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The price you pay at the pharmacy for your long-term medicines may effectively halve. But not all medicines or patients qualify.
Don’t be intimidated by the package insert that comes with your medication. Learning how to read it can help you better understand how drugs work.
Online and phone consultations might ease pressure on local clinics and mean you can access paperwork when visiting a GP isn’t possible. But there are downsides to be aware of too.
Prescriptions for ADHD medications have doubled in the last decade in Australia. Medication is the best treatment for ADHD, however non-medicated treatments are also helpful.
People who need the most health care – the poor and the chronically ill – miss out on care the most. But there are ways to reduce this inequity.
The language used to describe medications is confusing, with multiple names for the same drug. A change to prescribing rules from today should go a long way to addressing this issue.
A private market should have no place in the rollout of a COVID vaccine.
Another use for your smartphone, this time to present to the pharmacists rather than a paper prescription.
A new Nice guidance suggests exercise, talk therapy and acupuncture to treat chronic pain. Where does this leave those dependent on painkillers?
Pharmacies are essential services and will remain open, but some people will still have problems accessing medicines. Here’s what you can do.
The convenience of digital consultations can be compelling. But these services aren’t without risk – especially when people don’t interact directly with a health-care professional.
Top contributors
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Lecturer Pharmacy Practice, University of Sydney
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Senior lecturer, School of Pharmacy, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of the School of Pharmacy, University of Sydney
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Honorary Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York
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Associate Professor in Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Associate professor, School of Pharmacy and Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney
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Head of School and Dean of Pharmacy, University of Sydney
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Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Public Health, Colorado State University
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Joel Lexchin is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor Emeritus of Health Policy and Management, York University, Canada
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Associate professor, Sydney Pharmacy School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
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Emeritus Professor of General Practice, University of Sydney
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Professor of Telehealth; and Director of the Centre for Online Health, The University of Queensland
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Senior Associate, Grattan Institute
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Associate Professor, School of Psychology, Deakin University
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PhD Candidate and Pharmacist, University of Sydney
