High-dose antipsychotic therapy: does it have a role?

A high proportion of people prescribed antipsychotic polypharmacy are also taking high-dose antipsychotic therapy.

The role of pharmacists in new euthanasia laws

On 29 November 2017, the Victorian Parliament passed the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017. This is the first time an Australian state government has legislated...

Bushfire update and emergency dispensing provisions

Federal, state and territory governments have worked quickly in the past week to introduce legislation that enables those affected by the bushfire crisis to...

Rural and remote pharmacists need more support

In many rural and remote communities, the pharmacy is often the first stop for any health care question – whether medicine-related or not.

Tasmania reduces age of pharmacist vaccination

As part of Tasmania’s Winter Demand Plan for 2019, the Tasmanian Government is expanding pharmacist-led flu vaccinations to include children ten-years-old and over –...

The effectiveness of probiotics for the treatment of eczema

Eczema affects up to 20% of children. Almost half of these patients develop eczema by the age of six months and most of them...