How pharmacists can support children living with chronic pain
More than half of children living with chronic pain have struggled to get their symptoms taken seriously. And it can start much earlier in childhood than many pharmacists might expect.
Are statins and macrolides always a dangerous mix?
Not necessarily. The answer depends on which statin, which macrolide and, importantly, the patient.
Psychosis behind rise in cannabis-related hospital admissions
Cannabis-related hospital admissions in Victoria rose by almost half in a decade, with psychosis the leading cause, new research found.
How this pharmacist is expanding cardiology care in rural Victoria
After a detour through nuclear medicine, Adam Livori carved out a career building cardiology services for rural Victorians.
1.9 million Australians are taking five or more medicines
Around 1.9 million Australians were regularly dispensed five or more medicines at the same time in 2025, according to the first report on polypharmacy ever published by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
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How pharmacists can support children living with chronic pain
More than half of children living with chronic pain have struggled to get their symptoms taken seriously. And it can start much earlier in childhood than many pharmacists might expect.
Are statins and macrolides always a dangerous mix?
Not necessarily. The answer depends on which statin, which macrolide and, importantly, the patient.
Psychosis behind rise in cannabis-related hospital admissions
Cannabis-related hospital admissions in Victoria rose by almost half in a decade, with psychosis the leading cause, new research found.
How this pharmacist is expanding cardiology care in rural Victoria
After a detour through nuclear medicine, Adam Livori carved out a career building cardiology services for rural Victorians.
1.9 million Australians are taking five or more medicines
Around 1.9 million Australians were regularly dispensed five or more medicines at the same time in 2025, according to the first report on polypharmacy ever published by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
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A cup of tea, a Bex and a good lie down
Immortalised in Australian slang, the analgesic phenacetin (used in Bex powder) is wrapped up in the development of the modern pharmaceutical industry and has...
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine health hubs announced
The Federal Government is calling on community pharmacists to help vaccinate millions of Australians against COVID-19.
Landmark Australian study on oxycodone prescribing
Oxycodone is the most prescribed strong opioid in Australia. Yet little was known about its use and prescribing patterns – until now.
Triptans downscheduled to S3 medicines
Last year, the Therapeutic Goods Administration announced that certain triptans will be available over the counter in 2021.
New CAL D instruction for antibiotics
A new cautionary advisory label for antibiotics that will replace decades of advice to take the medicines ‘until all used’ or ‘until all taken’ will be released next year.
Is Rikodeine still being rescheduled?
Last year, the TGA made an interim decision to reschedule Rikodeine to a prescription medicine. Why hasn’t it happened yet?
