Stye no more: a practical guide for management

Styes are a common and generally self-limiting eyelid condition that can often be effectively managed with simple measures.

Medicines, excipients and food allergies

For people with food allergies, medicines meant to benefit health can in fact present a risk due to food products used as inactive (excipient) ingredients.

Pharmacy and rural hospital integration

A small rural hospital in southern Queensland has introduced a new model of pharmacy practice. Hopefully, it will lead to reduced medicine-related hospital admissions....

Surprising cardio-metabolic benefits of breastfeeding revealed

Lactation has important health benefits for babies and mothers, but new research has discovered it improves women’s cardiovascular health.

Variety (and better wages) are key for ECPs

Bridgette Mackley MPS is a community pharmacist in Coffs Harbour, NSW, and PSA’s NSW Intern of the Year.

The role of pharmacists in transgender therapy

As awareness of transgender people grows, so does the need for healthcare professionals to be educated in the area of transgender health. A recent...