Opinion: hospital pharmacists can support improved transitions into aged care

The latest medicine safety report from the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA), Medicine Safety: Aged Care, shines a light on problems with the safety...

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.

Weighing up options for osteoarthritis management

Osteoarthritis is a common condition that is expected to become even more prevalent by the end of the decade. Despite its commonness, our understanding of the disease has evolved to acknowledge inflammation as a mediator of degenerative changes and pain.

Verapamil for type 1 diabetes

Recent research has shed light on a potential new avenue to reduce insulin requirements for people with type 1 diabetes. An estimated 1.2 million Australians...

Highlights from Australian pharmacists at FIP

At the first face-to-face FIP World Congress in 3 years, Australian pharmacists demonstrated their commitment to improving global health.

How these pharmacists support their patients’ mental health

On this year’s World Mental Health Day (10 October), the community was encouraged to ‘look after your mental health, Australia!’