Opioid therapy challenges in rural Australia

For more than a decade, healthcare workers in rural and remote areas have been aware of the rising incidence of non-prescribed opioid medicines use....

Preventing harm: medicine safety in children

Medicine safety in children requires vigilance, clear communication and proactive intervention by pharmacists to prevent accidental poisonings.

Raising the standards

Pharmacy practice is rapidly evolving. Here’s how the drastically reimagined Professional Practice Standards can help the profession adapt.

Seltzer is shorthand for carbonated water

In 1772 Joseph Priestley used vitriol, chalk, and water to create ‘an exceedingly pleasant sparkling water, resembling seltzer water’.

The mythic mint

From candy canes and tasty teas to digestive disorders and sniffly sinuses – this herb is a sweet treat that may help boost health. Attracted...

What does renal pharmacy look like in practice?

Renal expert Carla Scuderi explains the lifelong care journey pharmacists provide to kidney disease patients.