Massive jump in popular quit smoking app during pandemic

The number of Australians attempting to quit smoking has skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

What you need to know about the Active Script List

Pharmacists will soon be able to use a pharmacy-centric, cloud-based model to view all of a patient’s active prescriptions and dispense them without a patient presenting a QR barcode or token.

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...

Highlights from the biggest weekend on the PSA calendar

With pharmacist prescribing, aged care and scope of practice the top topics of the conference, a record 1,065 pharmacists converged on the Hyatt Regency...

Real-time prescription monitoring comes to South Australia

South Australia is the latest state to introduce RTPM in a nation-wide effort to curb addiction, overdose and death.

Antidepressants and benzodiazepines for major depression

This evidence summary presents the best available evidence regarding the efficacy and safety of a combination of antidepressants and benzodiazepines for adults with major...