TGA seeks input on benzocaine advisory statements

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has requested comments from interested parties on the addition of a new advisory statement for labels of non-prescription medicines...

Are antibiotics courses for common infections too long?

In the fight against antibiotic resistance, shorter courses of antibiotics are now recommended for patients with common infections, but how short is long enough? The...

Hot topics at the 2019 FIP Congress

Medicine access, technological disruption to traditional care models, ethical dilemmas and gender equity dominated the program for the 79th International Pharmacy Federation (FIP) Congress. The...

Noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors and schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a chronic illness characterised by a range of symptoms including positive and negative symptoms. Examples of positive symptoms include hallucinations, delusions, and...

Pharmacy in a busy hospital setting

Michael Bakker MPS is an ECP on the move. He’s a pharmacist team leader at SA Health’s Flinders Medical Centre, and volunteers with Parkinson’s SA.

Chronic kidney disease: when the filters fail

Chronic kidney disease is a progressive long-term condition characterised by a gradual and usually irreversible decline in kidney function.