Amitriptyline for irritable bowel syndrome
Ordinarily used to treat other conditions, this trycylic antidepressant performed well in a recent trial on people with IBS.
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is estimated...
The heat of the moment: managing children with pain or fever
Acute pain or fever is common in children. Pain occurs as a result of injury, illness, teething and necessary medical procedures.
Bushfire crisis brings out the best in pharmacists
It has been a tough start to 2020 for many Australians. The bushfire crisis has engulfed Australia, affecting virtually all states and territories.
Government commits $25m to medicine safety research
The federal Government will invest $25 million in research to improve the safe use of medicines and medicines intervention by pharmacists.
A lengthy legacy
Warwick Plunkett AM, FPS, twice a former National President of PSA, is the NSW Lifetime Achievement Award winner for 2023.
SSRIs for mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease
Could selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) help reduce the burden of Alzheimer’s disease and prevent decline from mild cognitive impairment?
An estimated 10% of people...














