UTI treatment pilot program starts in Queensland pharmacies

Queensland women now have access to immediate advice and treatment, including supply of antibiotics when appropriate, for uncomplicated urinary tract infections through their participating community pharmacy.

Influenza vaccines: what pharmacists need to know for 2022

After 2 years of low influenza rates due to COVID-19, the 2022 flu season is unpredictable, and could be a whopper. Here are six things you need to know.

Making antidepressant tapering safer and easier

In a significant advancement for patient-centred care, a team of pharmacists is reshaping the landscape of antidepressant deprescribing.

Managing pain and fever associated with childhood vaccination

Routine childhood vaccinations can sometimes be associated with mild adverse effects. Understanding how non-pharmacological strategies and medicines are used to treat pain or fever episodes in this patient cohort is essential.

Tasmanian pharmacists forge on as hospitals shut amid Stage 4 COVID-19...

As hospitals and all non-essential businesses in Burnie on Tasmania’s north-west coast shut down to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, pharmacists are feeling the pressure – but finding ways to carry on.

Wegovy approved to cut cardiovascular risk

The popular weight-loss drug Wegovy has been approved to treat cardiovascular disease in patients who are overweight or obese.