How should chronic pain in children be approached?

There is limited research on the effectiveness of pharmacotherapy in treating in children with chronic pain. So what is the best approach and how...

New data on Australia’s health and medicines use

More than 62,000 hospital admissions for heart failure in Australia could have been prevented and more than 400,000 bed days avoided, according to new...

Budget’s funding welcome, but more is needed for pharmacy

PSA has welcomed the government’s commitment to pharmacy in the 2019-20 Federal Budget through the extension of the Administration Handling and Infrastructure (AHI) fee...

Which pronoun should I choose?

Pronouns are words used to refer toa person and contribute to a person’s gender identity. They can develop and change over time and can be gender specific (e.g. she/her/hers or he/him/his) or gender neutral (e.g. they/them/theirs or ze/hir/hirs).

Listings for biosimilar uptake drivers expanded

Amended prescribing information has been released for two biosimilar uptake drivers listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), as part of the Biosimilar Awareness...

What pharmacists need to know about the early flu outbreak

An early start to flu season might lead patients to seek out the vaccine earlier than usual. But while healthcare practitioners stress the need...