Safety culture vital for reducing hospital dispensing errors
A new study highlights the importance of pharmacists collecting data and identifying why dispensing errors happen in order to significantly reduce how often they occur.
Beyond the pills: navigating depression and antidepressant use in older adults
Depression can significantly impact the lives of older Australians, carers and their families. Pharmacists offer valuable education and support, helping older patients understand the risks and benefits of their treatment and monitoring for adverse effects.
Experts recommend 10 ways to prevent medicine-related harm
A group of Australia’s leading medicine safety experts is calling for action to reduce avoidable deaths, hospitalisations and quality-of-life impacts caused by unsafe medicine use.
New global goals for pharmacy
Promoting antimicrobial stewardship, patient safety and digital health are just three of the new global goals for pharmacy launched by FIP on Monday.
Urinary incontinence: let’s talk about leaks
Incontinence often leads to reduced quality of life and is under-recognised due to stigma.
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...













