Autonomous pharmacist prescribing moves one step closer
The biggest pharmacy organisations in Australia have put out a joint statement to advance autonomous pharmacist prescribing.
Tirzepatide users on oral contraceptives face pregnancy risk
New advice from the Therapeutic Guidelines highlights that tirzepatide could interfere with the efficacy of oral contraceptives.
What the latest vaccination advice means for pharmacists
From updated pneumococcal recommendations to new travel vaccines, these are the updates every vaccinating pharmacist needs to know.
Early elixirs: sodium thiopental for truth or sleep
The discovery of sodium thiopental ushered in the era of modern intravenous anaesthesia, but its darker side as a ‘truth serum’ and use in...
Diethylstilbestrol: a public health disaster
A multi-use artificial hormone, Diethylstilbestrol was controversial from its discovery, with the inventor of the drug warning of possible side effects. Its impact on...
New COVID-19 booster advice
Just ahead of an apparent end-of-year surge in COVID-19 cases in the two most populous states, Federal Minister for Health Greg Hunt announced on 12 December that the booster program would be fast-tracked.
