Cannabis psychosis risk rises with age
Cannabis use is linked to significantly earlier onset of psychosis, and age is a key factor – found new research from the University of New South Wales.
New Parliamentary Friendship Group champions safer medicines use
The PSA has supported the launch of the inaugural Parliamentary Friends of Safe and Quality Use of Medicines event, using the opportunity to call...
How this pharmacy found an extra 16 hours a day
From clinical judgement to patient outreach and counselling, pharmacists have a rich variety of valuable skills. Too often, though, their days are spent chasing...
Why aren’t vitamin B6 warnings working?
New research found Australians are buying vitamin B6 supplements in potentially harmful quantities, years after public health warnings began.
The drug that made women forget giving birth
Long before it became a standard patch for travel sickness, scopolamine was at the centre of a controversial obstetric practice.
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Cannabis psychosis risk rises with age
Cannabis use is linked to significantly earlier onset of psychosis, and age is a key factor – found new research from the University of New South Wales.
New Parliamentary Friendship Group champions safer medicines use
The PSA has supported the launch of the inaugural Parliamentary Friends of Safe and Quality Use of Medicines event, using the opportunity to call...
How this pharmacy found an extra 16 hours a day
From clinical judgement to patient outreach and counselling, pharmacists have a rich variety of valuable skills. Too often, though, their days are spent chasing...
Why aren’t vitamin B6 warnings working?
New research found Australians are buying vitamin B6 supplements in potentially harmful quantities, years after public health warnings began.
The drug that made women forget giving birth
Long before it became a standard patch for travel sickness, scopolamine was at the centre of a controversial obstetric practice.
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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.
What impact will Wegovy have on the obesity epidemic?
The latest injectable glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, Wegovy, became available in Australia last week (5 August 2024).
