ATAGI advice for this year’s flu season

As we head into autumn, pharmacists should start preparing for a flu season like no other. 

Tragic case leads to error reporting mechanism recommendation

After medicines were delivered to the wrong person, the coroner has recommended a new safety measure to curb inadvertent errors.

8CPA: what we know so far

Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care Mark Butler announced Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement negotiations will begin early.

A short history of opium

Opium has a bad reputation, despite thousands of years of rave reviews.

A new SSSI for mere substitution of amoxicillin doses

An SSSI is required to allow pharmacists to use high-school maths to substitute amoxicillin. Surely there's a better way?

‘Limited availability’ of Vyvanse until April

A worldwide Vyvanse, expected to last months, has left pharmacists inundated with requests for the popular ADHD medicine.