Methamphetamine: from Meji wonder to modern meth
Since the 1940s, methamphetamine has been one of the most widely used and abused drugs worldwide due to its addictive qualities.
Methamphetamine was first...
Why you should read PSA’s new medicine management guidelines
At PSA22, new guidelines were launched to help pharmacists support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with Medicines Management.
Live World Pharmacist Day updates from the FIP Congress
Read all about PSA’s announcement on the future of the profession at the FIP Congress this World Pharmacists Day.
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.
The Great Pox
From 1493 onwards, everyone who was anyone caught syphilis. Ivan the Terrible, Henry VIII, Friedrich Nietzsche, Gauguin, Keats, Oscar Wilde, Beethoven, Manet and Al Capone all allegedly picked up the disease. Given that the ‘Great Pox’ was a known venereal disorder, it is no surprise Casanova also made the ever-growing list.
Why all patients should be using a spacer
Questions about spacers are abundant in community pharmacy. AP answers some of the trickiest ones pharmacists face.
