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...
Oxybutynin for hot flashes when hormones can’t be used
Can oxybutynin be useful for some patients who are unsuited for hormonal pharmacotherapy?
Some people might describe hot flashes as an unannounced and brief...
Fewer Australians will qualify for free COVID-19 vaccines from October
COVID-19 vaccines will move onto the National Immunisation Program later this week. Who is now eligible for a funded vaccine and what should pharmacists tell patients who aren’t?
Tasmanian pharmacists forge on as hospitals shut amid Stage 4 COVID-19...
As hospitals and all non-essential businesses in Burnie on Tasmania’s north-west coast shut down to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, pharmacists are feeling the pressure – but finding ways to carry on.
Influenza vaccines: what pharmacists need to know for 2022
After 2 years of low influenza rates due to COVID-19, the 2022 flu season is unpredictable, and could be a whopper. Here are six things you need to know.
Dos and don’ts of palliative care
How pharmacists can support patients in the end-of-life period.













