Researchers have developed new training modules for aged care workers and nurses to reduce medication misuse in restrictive practices in residential aged care. Restrictive practices include the use of medication to sedate people in residential aged care to control movement ...

The humble pill organiser could be doing more harm than good, according to researchers. Researchers from the University of East Anglia have developed a guidance system to help prescribers and pharmacists decide which patients should use a pill organiser. The study ...

New research shows that women who breastfeed are not receiving adequate advice as to the possible effects of medication.  Research released by Dr Lisa Amir of Mother and Child Health Research, La Trobe University, found women are making the decision ...