Insight is leading change

University lecturer, community pharmacist and PSA NSW Branch Vice-President Dr Sarah Dineen-Griffin MPS has packed a lot into her 16 years in pharmacy – and she shows no sign of slowing down.

Aged care’s many faces

The aged care on-site pharmacist initiative is set to build on pioneering efforts over at least 5 years and revolutionise the way pharmacists look after older Australians.

A better pharmacy experience leads to increased medicine adherence, study shows

There is a link between the perceived quality of care provided by community pharmacists and patients’ adherence to prescribed medicine, new Australian research has shown.

Spironolactone for alcohol use disorder

The heart failure medicine has showed some promise in treating alcohol use disorder, through a different mechanism than existing treatments.

Amitriptyline for irritable bowel syndrome

Ordinarily used to treat other conditions, this trycylic antidepressant performed well in a recent trial on people with IBS. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is estimated...

Is it actually thrush?

Bacterial vaginosis affects between 20–30% of reproductive aged women. However, 62% of women mistake the symptoms for vaginal thrush.