Could domestic manufacturing fix our medicine shortage problems?
With medicine shortages set to be an issue for the foreseeable future, local medicines manufacturing could be the way forward.
FIP delegates on Australian pharmacy practice
Pharmacists from around the world have come together in Brisbane for the 81st International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) World Congress.
From chemist to pharmacist and beyond …
Centenarian and PSA life member JSD ‘Stan’ Mellick OAM, ED, PhC, BA, PhD reflects on a 75-year association with pharmacy.
Helping to heal
With the right knowledge, pharmacists can help heal patients’ acute wounds and injuries — and grow a gaping area of practice.
Improving gout management one step at a time
Gout is a chronic arthritis associated with significant pain, joint damage and reduced quality of life. However, it can be effectively treated and its complications prevented with adherence to lifelong ULT using a treat-to-target approach.
Pharmacists’ role in dementia care
Dementia Australia recently called for shared responsibility between healthcare professionals and aged care organisations in the care of people living with dementia. But where...



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High-quality medicines reconciliation should ideally occur in the emergency department or soon after admission to the ward.
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