Unlocking access: Downscheduling changes in 2021

After years of little movement in downscheduling of medicines in Australia, 2021 will usher in a flurry of activity – but Appendix M remains conspicuously empty.

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...

Can I have some sleeping tablets for my morning sickness?

Sedating antihistamines have long been known to have an anti-nausea effect on humans as H1 receptor histamine antagonists.

‘Limited availability’ of Vyvanse until April

A worldwide Vyvanse, expected to last months, has left pharmacists inundated with requests for the popular ADHD medicine.

Full continued dispensing returns in Tasmania, plus other big announcements

Continued dispensing arrangements have expanded in Tasmania, while travel vaccines and a UTI pilot were announced in the ACT.

The pharmacists breaking down ADHD stigma

To increase awareness about ADHD, two pharmacists share their journey of adult diagnosis and medicine optimisation.