Drivers’ prescription drug use under greater scrutiny

Pharmacists face new challenges when it comes to advising patients how prescription drug-use could affect their driving performance. A change to the legal definition...

Pharmacist recognised for contribution to pain management

Pharmacists who have an interest in a specific field are in charge of their own development, says pain expert Joyce McSwan, who was recently...

What the Government’s new health plan means for pharmacy

The Department of Health recently released its reform plan for healthcare: Australia’s Long Term National Health Plan: to build the world’s best health system....

Pharmacists vital leaders in Australian community during COVID-19 crisis

After a summer of bushfires, the outbreak of a novel coronavirus in China (later named COVID-19) was reported in January.

Myths around asthma remain strong, new research finds

Fewer than half of all Australians can correctly identify asthma as a chronic disease that doesn’t go away, according to new Asthma Australia research.¹ In...

COVID-19 death toll passes 2000

The federal government will provide $2 million to help develop a vaccine for COVID-19, as the death toll from the novel coronavirus continues to climb.