Australian Pharmacist

The journey through the Australian healthcare system has been long and hard for this pharmacist patient with Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.

The discontinuation of several insulin products will leave many patients struggling to adjust to new medicine strengths and devices.

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.

Contrary to the belief that people who misuse prescription opioids are doing the wrong thing, a recent Australian study has shown most people overuse opioids to manage symptoms such as pain and mental health conditions.

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...

On 19 February, NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet announced that a proposed pharmacist prescribing pilot would go ahead.