Massive dual announcement could shake up pharmacy

The 60-day dispensing initiative will go ahead, with a new role for community pharmacy in running the on-site aged care pharmacist program.

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...

Here’s how community pharmacies are adapting to COVID-19

As many Australians settle into a new normal of working from home, virtual meetings and social distancing, community pharmacies are finding ways to operate and even innovate in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

4 common escript traps to avoid

Pharmacists need an airtight escript workflow process to ensure they are safely dispense medicines to patients.

Australia is in the grips of a cryptosporidiosis outbreak

Data from the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System reveals cases of cryptosporidiosis have skyrocketed in 2024.

Think you know emergency contraception? Think again

Pharmacists have been supplying emergency contraception in Australia since 2004. Since then, the evidence base and consumer experience surrounding emergency contraception has evolved significantly.