Steps towards reconciliation and cultural safety

How pharmacists can contribute to reconciliation and healthcare equity by broadening their understanding of cultural safety.

Amitriptyline for irritable bowel syndrome

Ordinarily used to treat other conditions, this trycylic antidepressant performed well in a recent trial on people with IBS. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is estimated...

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.

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

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

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...

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...