Medication reviews and dementia

Dementia includes a range of neurological disorders characterised by memory loss and cognitive impairment. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, accounting...

World Antibiotic Awareness Week 2019

Almost 10% of residents in aged care facilities were prescribed an antimicrobial, mostly commonly cefalexin and clotrimazole, but the majority had no documented signs...

Pharmacy’s neuro-affirming approach to autism

By adopting neuro-affirming approaches pharmacists can reduce barriers to deliver more personalised care to autistic individuals.

A bitter pill to beat malaria

Quinine’s use in treating malaria is linked to the expansion of European colonisation over the last 400 years. Quinine is derived from the bark of...

How pharmacists are reducing chemical restraint

For years it seemed impossible to achieve, but markedly reducing chemical restraint is on its way.

In the fast lane with Madeline Hills

Pharmacist and runner Madeline Hills, applauded for her standout sportsmanship in the Commonwealth Games, tells AP how her pharmacy training set her up for athletic success. Ms...