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.
Quick Q&A with Katherine Higgins MPS
Jennifer Cooke, the Editor of Australian Pharmacist, talks with Katherine Higgins, a pharmacist in South Perth, Western Australia.
Pain pointers: How to prepare your pharmacy for codeine change
Preparing now for the up‑scheduling of codeine‑containing medicines to prescription-only will mean pharmacists are in a better position to inform and educate their customers....
The impact of air pollution
Air pollution is making us sick according to local and global research, including a study linking exposure to air pollution with subsequent acute cardiac...
Caring for our elders
This Royal Commission is an opportunity to improve how we care for our elderly, and release the chains holding pharmacists back from preventing inappropriate...
Psychotropic self-poisoning on the rise in youth
A new retrospective cohort study has found that self-poisoning, by ingesting psychotropic medicines, in Australian children and adolescents is increasing. The prescribed medicines...












