Breathing change into asthma care
Updated guidelines in the Australian Asthma Handbook were released in September 2025 with SABA-only therapy now considered risky in adults and adolescents.
RTPM is making a difference, data shows
New research has found that real-time prescription monitoring (RTPM) is changing prescribing behaviour – ultimately saving lives.
Victorians face another week of restrictions
Victoria will join South Australia and Western Australia in requiring all people entering a pharmacy to check in using a QR code from Friday.
Aged care pharmacist pilot a winner
New research has explored the benefits of pharmacists joining allied health teams in Australian residential care facilities, with promising results.
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Should cannabidiol be down-scheduled to S3?
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has delivered an interim decision to down-schedule low dose cannabidiol.
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.
