Disposal of Schedule 8 medicines

Medicines, if disposed of unsafely, have the potential to both cause damage to the environment and pose a risk to public safety.

Green light for medicinal cannabis

  The legalisation and supply of medicinal cannabis in Australia and elsewhere is making rapid strides despite a relative lack of evidence for its benefits....

Fair Work publishes gender undervaluation decision on pharmacist award

What does Fair Work's decision on gender undervaluation mean for community pharmacists’ minimum hourly pay rate?

Transitioning to hospital pharmacy

Seeking greater remuneration and a different working life, some community pharmacists find themselves considering the leap to hospitals. So what do they need to...

Think you know emergency contraception? Think again

Pharmacists have been supplying emergency contraception in Australia since 2004. Since then, the evidence base and consumer experience surrounding emergency contraception has evolved significantly.

Immediate-release melatonin for jet lag

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has down- scheduled – to Schedule 3 Pharmacist Only – immediate-release melatonin preparations for the treatment of jet lag in adults aged 18 years or older.