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.

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,...

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.

New advice for asthma patients about COVID-19 vaccines

The Australian Asthma Handbook has been updated to help healthcare professionals provide advice to patients around the COVID-19 vaccine.

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.

Women are facing access barriers to first line EC in pharmacies

New research revealed that almost one third of pharmacies don’t stock the first-line oral emergency contraceptive.