The use of metformin to treat prostate cancer

In Australia, prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer in males, with its prevalence increasing with age, but metformin may have a...

Opioid therapy challenges in rural Australia

For more than a decade, healthcare workers in rural and remote areas have been aware of the rising incidence of non-prescribed opioid medicines use....

Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus

Case scenario Mrs AW, 64, presents at eye casualty with increasingly blurry vision associated with redness and irritation in the right eye commencing a week...

Record support on Thank Your Pharmacist Day

Politicians, patients and pharmacists turned out in droves to support their everyday heroes on #ThankYourPharmacistDay2023.

Pharmacist recognised for service to rural healthcare

Bourke pharmacist Peter Crothers has been named PSA's Pharmacist of the Year in recognition of the care he has provided for his community under...

Embedding pharmacists in RACFs an investment, not a cost

Theresa Flavin, a 57-year-old mother of five, was diagnosed with dementia at just 46. She says older Australians and those with cognitive dysfunction need a pharmacist ‘on the team’ to promote the quality use of medicines and prevent medicine-related harm.