Is Rikodeine still being rescheduled?

Last year, the TGA made an interim decision to reschedule Rikodeine to a prescription medicine. Why hasn’t it happened yet?

Therapeutic Guidelines overhaul UTI treatment

Expansive changes have been made to the Therapeutic Guidelines on antibiotics, encompassing over 1,400 drug recommendations.

Carisoprodol, powerfully effective but problematic

As regulatory bodies restrict or ban carisoprodol, the highly addictive but effective muscle relaxant still dominates the US prescription drug market. Carisoprodol, marketed in the...

New PIM list reveals high-risk medicines for older patients

A new PIMs list unveiled medicines that could result in negative clinical outcomes, including hospitalisation and death in older patients.

5 big pharmacy changes coming in March

Along with a change in season, pharmacists should gear up for a raft of changes set to take place on 1 March 2024.

Top 4 counselling points for levothyroxine, including updated CAL advice

How to dispense levothyroxine safely, from applying cautionary advisory labels to using the medicine’s new name.