A short history of sleep medicines in Australia

Lilly Hemer; Mary Bushell; Lauren  Booker; Lyn Todd; Timothy C. Skinner

A short history of sleep medicines in Australia

Lilly Hemer
, Mary Bushell
, Lauren Booker
, Lyn Todd
, Timothy C. Skinner

Pharmacy

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Abstract

Pharmacists have long played a role dispensing, counselling, and providing education related to sleeping medicines, the number and range of which have changed significantly over the past century. This article provides a brief history of the use of sleep medicines in Australia.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-10
Number of pages	10
Journal	Australian Journal of Pharmacy
Publication status	Published - 25 Sept 2023

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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A short history of sleep medicines in Australia

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