On 1 January 2019, new laws will enforce the mandatory reporting scheme for medicine shortages – a welcome change.
It’s a very difficult conversation...
The implementation of a Minor Ailments Scheme (MAS) has major support in Australian pharmacy. Here’s why it’s needed – and how it’s going to...
The recent release of the updated 2019 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods from the World-Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) raises the question about the relationship...
Male pharmacy graduates earn an average $10,000 more than their female counterparts after three years on the job, a new report has shown.
Although female...
Simple compounding has long been a part of pharmacists’ scope of practice, but new guidelines have opened up the potential for complex compounding.
For some patients,...
Experts are urging allergic rhinitis (hay fever) sufferers to seek the help of pharmacists, following a recent poll showing hay fever to be the...
Research from the University of New South Wales National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) has shown a decline in illicit low-dose codeine use...
Mortality rates are four times higher for Indigenous patients with diabetes than non-Indigenous Australians, a report has found.
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare...
The Department of Social Services (DSS) has released further information to support pharmacists in their use of the Free Interpreting Service available to community...
The winner of the first PSA Shark Tank is no minnow. SetDose has a $42 billion problem in its sights: medication and dosing errors.
To...
