Continued Dispensing arrangements change on Friday

The Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee has announced new ongoing arrangements for Continued Dispensing.

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?

CAL D has changed awareness of antimicrobial resistance

A pharmacist shares how the recently introduced Cautionary Advisory Label (CAL D) for antibiotics has changed patient perceptions, and behaviour, towards antibiotics.

So long SABA, hello ICS/LABA says respiratory expert

SABA overuse is undermining asthma control. This National Asthma Week, pharmacists should inform patients about the risks.

The history of cocaine

Cocaine has a long history of use in the treatment of pain and inflammation – and in recent decades as a recreational drug. Cocaine...

Methaqualone: a harmful interlude

Methaqualone was one of the most abused prescription drugs worldwide during the 1970s. Thankfully, the world woke up to its destructive capacity. Methaqualone was first...