Why are so many teens prescribed high-dose antidepressants?

Youth mental health needs are rising, but so too are questionable prescribing patterns of antidepressants.

How to deal with stress in the pharmacy

Two experts set out how to deal with patient and pharmacist anxiety over myriad recent changes.

The 4 medicines every pharmacy should have for palliative care

A new National Core Community Palliative Care Medicines List highlights the medicines community pharmacies should keep in stock.

Confusion between third primary and booster doses abounds

Third primary doses of COVID-19 vaccines for severely immunocompromised people and booster doses for the general population were both approved last month, but pharmacists report patients are having trouble distinguishing between the two.

The management of acute wounds commonly seen in community pharmacy

Pharmacists can confidently implement wound management principles to identify, assess, manage and know when to refer for specific wounds.

Doubts raised about fish oil supplements

The New England Journal of Medicine has released two studies about the impact of omega-3 supplements on major cardiac events and cancer. While one...