Pharmacists welcome renewed focus on rural and regional health

Pharmacists have welcomed the renewed focus on rural and regional communities as Associate Professor Ruth Stewart takes up her role as Australia’s new National Rural Health Commissioner.

Politicians visit pharmacies ahead of election

Pharmacists across the country are inviting politicians into their pharmacies to discuss the challenges facing the profession – and to help generate change.

Bitter pills

With three deaths a day involving opioid use, Thea Cowie explores what role pharmacists can play in reducing the toll and ensuring the safe use of opioids.

A team with credentials

Credentialed pharmacists can help to change the lives of patients by taking an active role in team-based care.

The effectiveness of oral contraceptives for endometriosis pain

Endometriosis can result in reduced quality of life and significant burden to the health system. This evidence summary presents the best available evidence regarding the...

Early elixirs – calomel

‘The doctor comes with free good will, but ne’er forgets his calomel’ The highly toxic ‘cure-all’ calomel is all but forgotten today, but it was...