Supporting terminally ill patients

Having an easily-accessible palliative care pharmacist in every community would improve medicine management for terminally ill Australians, said Helen Stone MPS, PSA State and Territory Manager South Australia and Northern Territory.

Pharmacists supporting victims of domestic violence

Domestic violence is a widespread and serious public health issue, and pharmacists are uniquely positioned to identify and assist affected patients.

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...

Motion sickness

Though typically short-lived, motion sickness can be distressing and disruptive.

Consumers want to see pharmacy services expand

Consumers desire greater specialisation and increased services from the pharmacy profession, which should be front of mind in community pharmacy practice. Consumer input into pharmacy...

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.