Glauber’s salt: the laxative of choice until the 1900s

Until ‘more sophisticated alternatives’ came about in the 1900s, Glauber’s salt was the global go-to purgative.

Coping with COVID-19: the Royal Melbourne Hospital experience

COVID-19 has fostered an even closer relationship between the pharmacy and wards of the Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Pharmacists recognised for service to diabetes patients

Award-winning diabetes educators explain why pharmacists are central to helping patients optimise their medicines and manage their condition.

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.

Pharmacists need MHFA training

Just as CPR training can help save a life, mental health first aid (MHFA) is vital education for all pharmacy staff.

‘They’re the ones who need it most’: at-risk patients denied HMR...

For some of Australia’s most vulnerable patients, a Home Medicines Review (HMR) is not just delayed, it never happens.