Government pledges to improve medicine safety in aged care
The Federal Government has committed to improving medicine safety in aged care, as part of a $537 million response to the interim report of...
A voice for Australia and New Zealand at IPSF 2025
Australia and New Zealand had a voice at the IPSF World Congress, influencing discussions on education, practice and global health.
Improved medicines use must be a target of mental health reform
Mental illness has been treated as an ‘add-on to the physical health system’, the Productivity Commission has found, with up to 1 million Australians...
Collaborate to identify and resolve drug-related problems
An Australian study indicates pharmacists should play a larger role in identifying and resolving drug-related problems (DRPs) as part of a collaborative general practice...
Pharmacists in 2023 report embraced
Pharmacists are underutilised in the Australian healthcare system and should be able to practise their skills to their full scope, says Dr Richard Di...
Experts rank alcohol as the drug which causes the most harm
The public conversation around substance abuse often centres around illicit drugs and prescription medicine misuse, but a new study suggests that the impact of...

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