Lessons from one of the first medicinal patents
Turlington's Balsam was pitched as a veritable ‘cure-all’ in the 18th century – and remains on collectors’ shelves today.
The role of pharmacists in supporting the health and wellbeing of...
Local community pharmacists play a vital role in improving health outcomes for LGBTI people and people living with HIV.
There has been greater recognition of...
Messages from the Medicine Safety Forum
As the custodians of medicine safety, promoting the judicious, quality and safe use of medicines is key to pharmacists’ roles. But it is also...
Medicine safety – the importance of health literacy
Communication is key to ensuring patient health literacy.
New guidelines establish safe opioid deprescribing practices
Creating a tailored, individualised approach is the key to helping patients safely deprescribe from opioids.
Migraine and tension-type headache
Case scenario
Chau, a 23-year-old female, requests 'something strong for migraine'. She tells you she is developing a headache, has sensitivity to light and awful...