Medication Management

Why doesn’t Australia make more medicines? Wouldn’t that fix drug shortages?

About 400 medicines are in short supply in Australia. Of these, about 30 are categorised as critical. These are ones…

AI project to address over-prescribing in aged care

A Sydney researcher has received a $4.4 million grant for the development of an artificial intelligence (AI) medication management platform…

“Inappropriate use” of psychotropic drugs linked to fall risk: study

A team of Australian researchers are calling for a review into the use of psychotropic medications in aged care, revealing…