Bilious pills: the ‘take two aspirins’ of their era harmed more...

Touted as a universal cure, these mercury-heavy concoctions would come to symbolise both the ambition and the blind spots of early American medicine.

Safer opioid systems

References Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. Opioid analgesic stewardship in acute pain clinical care standard. At: https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/standards/clinical-care-standards/opioid-analgesic-stewardship-acute-pain-clinical-care-standard Safer Opioid Use...

Dementia in focus

References Australian Bureau of Statistics. Dementia is Australia’s leading cause of death. Canberra (ACT): Australian Government; 2025. At: https://www.abs.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/dementia-australias-leading-cause-death Therapeutic Guidelines. Psychotropic. Melbourne: Therapeutic...

Navigating medicines management in the peri-procedural period

References Pharmacy Guild of Australia. Australians missing out on faster, more accessible care by underutilising their community pharmacist. Canberra: Pharmacy Guild of Australia; 2025....

The four medicines every pharmacy should have for palliative care

A new National Core Community Palliative Care Medicines List highlights the medicines community pharmacies should keep in stock to support patients at the end of life.

Pennyroyal: Mother Nature’s mixed blessing

Despite being dangerously toxic, Pennyroyal deeply intrigue researchers who are seeking out new possibilities in the pharmacological space.