Q&A: Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy

Since taking up the Chief Medical Officer post in 2016, Professor Brendan Murphy has made a number of strategic interventions in the pharmacy sphere,...

New tool to counteract significant overestimate of CVD risk

Did you know a new Australian Cardiovascular risk calculator (AusCVDRisk) was released last year?If not, you’re not alone.

Podcast: OTC management of acute low back pain

Over-the-counter medicines are frequently used to manage childhood ailments. How can pharmacists help ensure they are administered correctly?

Face mask advisory as coronavirus case rate climbs

Pharmacists have been urged to limit the sales of face masks, with reports of consumers bulk-buying P2 masks from pharmacies, intending to ship them...

GLP-1 RAs found to pose pregnancy risks

Women of reproductive age using GLP-1 RAs could be at risk of unintended pregnancy, and unaware of the risks to pregnancy and unborn babies.

Are nebulisers about to be smashed into obscurity?

Pharmacists should brace for yet another medicine shortage. However, this one might actually be beneficial for patients.