In less than a month, many employers will start reporting to the ATO in real-time from their payroll software each time they pay their employees. This change, known as Single …

Leading pharmacists recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours List Leading Australian pharmacy academic Professor Andrew McLachlan and well-known hospital pharmacist Lorraine Koller have been recognised in the 2018 Queen’s Birthday Honours …

Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news  Deprescribing benzodiazepine receptor agonists This paper includes an evidence-based guideline to help clinicians make decisions about when and how to safely …

The multiplicity of differing presentations can make it difficult to ascertain what form of headache or migraine a patient is experiencing, but making the correct diagnosis is crucial for effective …

It’s been a busy week in community pharmacy… In two major announcements this week, the award wage for employee pharmacists has gone up, albeit not by very much; while the …

Net harm from drug use has plummeted since Portugal changed the way it tackles the problem, writes Angelo Pricolo On a rainy night in Sydney this week one man representing …

The 3-month window for opting-out of the My Health Record begins soon. Health bureaucrats gave a Senate hearing the latest on the program, including what pharmacy’s role entails The My …

Australians are engaging in inappropriate storage, use and disposal of medicines – even those who are aware of safety and environmental risks A poster study presented at the recent National …

People with diabetes need a sick day management plan before they fall ill, write Esther Lau and Lisa Nissen The 2018 flu season is on track to be one of …

Remuneration models, MedsChecks and CMI provision are on the Department’s agenda in the lead-up to the 7CPA, Senate hearing reveals Department of Health bureaucrats have revealed some of the government’s …

A pharmacist and a King Review panellist have been named as Honorary life members of NPS MedicineWise An honorary lifetime membership was awarded during the National Medicines Symposium last week …

Homeopaths in the UK have been knocked back in a bid to have NHS England continue to fund homeopathic preparations NHS England had conducted a public consultation on 18 treatments …