Telehealth medication review tips

With the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, working as a consultant pharmacist in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) suddenly became a professional challenge for Melbourne’s Neil Petrie MPS.

Should cannabidiol be down-scheduled to S3?

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has delivered an interim decision to down-schedule low dose cannabidiol.

Sole pharmacists: Out on one’s own

Australia’s cities hug the coast, but in rural and remote areas, sole pharmacists are providing communities with an essential service. Some may think it’s...

Antibiotic prescribing is reaching dangerous levels, warns report

Antibiotic use has crept back up since COVID-19 restrictions have lifted, with multi-resistant bugs increasingly in our midst.

PSA22 in pictures

Over 3 days, pharmacists gathered for a mix of learning and social events at PSA22. See if you can spot yourself in the crowd.

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.