Remaining ‘vigilant’ is the key to disrupting the harmful influences of opioid prescribing to people at risk of addiction, US pharmacist-turned opioid misuse detective Dan Schneider told attendees at PSA21 Virtual today.

Dispensing of psychotropic medicines to Australian children and adolescents aged 18 and younger doubled from 2013 to 2021, new research found.

Medicine safety will be improved through empowering consumers and a combination of practice, policy and research initiatives.

Australia has the highest rates of skin cancer in the world, with at least 2 in 3 Australians diagnosed by the age of 70.

As ADHD medicine use surges and prescribing pathways evolve, pharmacists are increasingly acting as a clinical safety net and health system navigator.

For community pharmacist Ilwoo Park MPS, better remuneration begins with a better understanding of what pharmacists are worth.