Government commits $25m to medicine safety research

The federal Government will invest $25 million in research to improve the safe use of medicines and medicines intervention by pharmacists.

New COVID-19 case in Byron Bay means limited restrictions are back

Queensland recorded three new cases of COVID-19 today (31 March), as residents of Greater Brisbane wait to hear if they will spend the Easter break in lockdown.

Q&A: Federal Assistant Minister for Health David Gillespie

Australian Pharmacist spoke with Dr David Gillespie MP, the Federal Assistant Minister for Health, about his experiences and engagements with pharmacists during his medical...

Perimenopausal depression could increase risk of suicide

Many women in their mid-to-late forties are quick to accept headaches, irritability and memory loss as an unavoidable part of stressful lives. But...

Antimicrobial use up in disadvantaged areas

Antimicrobial medicines use declined in Australia from 2013 to 2018, but the country’s rate remains high by OECD standards, according to new research.

Inside a multidisciplinary antenatal vaccination clinic

To protect pregnant women and their unborn babies from the severe adverse outcomes associated with the virus, the first pharmacist-led COVID-19 vaccination clinic for pregnant women opened in Western Australia’s King Edward Memorial Hospital on 20 September.