Safety syringe wins Pharmacy Shark Tank

A three-pronged safety system aimed at cutting errors in medicine dosing in hospital settings has won the Pharmacy Shark Tank at PSA18. Professor Lyndal Trevena...

Transforming transitions of care

The work of these award-winning South Australian pharmacists is having a real-world impact on patients.

Statins and vitamin D for migraines

First there is the intense throbbing and pulsating headache on the one side of your head, then the nausea sets in and you want...

Obstructive sleep apnoea

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is characterised by repetitive, partial (hypopnoea) or complete (apnoea) occlusions of the upper airway during sleep, resulting in frequent arousals...

Medicine use in aged care: a pill for every ill?

With medication issues the top cause of complaints in aged care homes (ACH), we examine attitudes towards the current services, and canvass possibilities for...

Four of the best in SA and NT pharmacy receive awards

A pharmacist who dedicated decades to enhancing the quality use of medicines within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, a community pharmacy mentor, and...