Neuropathic pain medicines can increase the risk of falls

These oft-used medicines have become the analgesia of choice for many prescribers. But care should be taken before prescribing gabapentinoids to certain patients. Gabapentinoid medicines...

What pharmacists need to know about the medicinal cannabis shake up

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) has cracked down on medicinal cannabis, with new guidance to tighten up the rules and put practitioners...

NSW pharmacies to offer COVID-19 vaccine to under-40s

About 450 community pharmacies in New South Wales will be able to administer the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to patients under 40 years of age from next week, the NSW Premier announced today.

New asthma guidelines released

Pharmacists are asked to lead the shift from reliever to inhaled corticosteroid regimens and to minimise use of oral corticosteroids.

How will post-lockdown restrictions impact pharmacists?

After more than 100 days in lockdown, New South Wales pharmacists reflect on the challenges of the past few months and what lies ahead.

Could this medicine revolutionise schizophrenia treatment?

Working on a new mechanism of action, this treatment could change the lives of patients with schizophrenia. But not all patients can take it.