Celebrating World Pharmacists Day 2025

World Pharmacists Day celebrates the pharmacy profession worldwide and amplifies its essential contribution to health systems.

Low-dose codeine use drops while prescriptions continue

Research from the University of New South Wales National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) has shown a decline in illicit low-dose codeine use...

Home truths: overcoming barriers to Home Medicines Reviews

Pharmacists performing Home Medicines Reviews overcome many barriers in daily practice to deliver this vital service. When Dr Lisa Kouladjian O’Donnell MPS first contacted...

Advances in understanding obesity

Traditional health advice about this global epidemic emphasises behavioural change above all while failing to recognise obesity as a disease.

Australia’s youngest next to receive COVID-19 vaccine

With the COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6 months to 5 years given the green light in the United States, Moderna’s Chief Medical Officer Dr Paul Burton expects the infant vaccine to roll out in Australia next month.

Insomnia: a home medicines review case study

Pharmacists have an important role to play in the management of insomnia, including recommending non-pharmacological management.