Dealing with a cough, sore throat and sneezing can be tiresome at the best of times, so what about during the COVID-19 pandemic? Coughs and colds are common, but they can …

A leading pharmacist and expert in addiction medicine has welcomed the planned extension of Victoria’s supervised injecting program The Victorian Government has accepted all recommendations of the independent review of …

The VPA has given details of several panel hearings – three of which related to significant alterations to the pharmacy premises Eight panel hearings into alleged failures to meet responsibilities …

Residents in an aged care study had been on antipsychotics equivalent to more than 80% of the time they had been living in care… and medicines reviews weren’t helping Researchers …

It’s time to end the exclusion of pharmacy when it comes to recognising the profession’s role in managing emergencies, writes one pharmacy leader In this week’s edition of Guild newsletter …

Pharmacists are the front-line warriors in preventing drug interactions when it comes to diabetes, writes Louis Roller Facts One  person develops diabetes every five minutes. Around 1.5 million Australians have …

Ralph Tapping takes a closer look at two relatively recent epidemics that generated fear and apprehension, but also led to vital medical breakthroughs   In our last column, we discussed the …

PDL has issued advice to members about five key ways to avoid making dispensing errors Compare the millilitres vs milligrams dose Mixtures expressed in mg/ml are frequently implicated in dispensing …

Australian pharmacists have the knowledge to deliver travel health advice, research shows, justifying calls for pharmacy supply of vaccines and other health medicines    A study, conducted by researchers from …

When faced with a recent deluge of fraudulent scripts for fentanyl and OxyContin, the majority of pharmacists did not comply with legislative and professionals responsibilities, says DHHS The Victorian Pharmacy …

The first pharmacist in Australia to dispense an e-script shares his learnings from transitioning his pharmacy to the new electronic model Pharmacist Jason Bratuskins dispensed Australia’s first paperless electronic prescription …

Newcastle-based community pharmacist Chelsea Felkai has been elected as NSW Branch President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Ms Felkai, an early career pharmacist, locums in community pharmacy and is …