Pharmacists supporting patients with palliative care needs

For many, the last 12 months of life is spent with significant disability, associated with rising symptom burden and functional decline. A palliative approach...

NSW announces major change to vaccine and medicines access

Three big healthcare wins were announced by NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet earlier this week to improve access to medicines and vaccines.

Pharmacists at forefront of Australia’s vaccine rollout

Pharmacists were among the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday in what has been labelled a ‘momentous day’ in Australia’s history. Alfred Health...

Giving back to rural pharmacy

NSW Pharmacist of the Year, founder of PharmOnline and university lecturer – Anna Barwick shows why she’s ‘indispensable’ to her rural community.

Dosing off: melatonin risk for kids

Last year, it was reported that Australian poisons hotlines received almost 1,500 calls about child ingestion of melatonin.

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...