With increasing overdose deaths from both prescription opioids and heroin, naloxone nasal spray – now listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme – is a life-saving and easy-to-use opioid reversal agent to stock in your pharmacy. And pharmacists this week have...

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 United States1 as Soma and Vanadom, was one of the first anxiolytic drugs sold on...

While far more research is necessary, recent initial evidence points to diet-based, flavenoid-rich cocoa or dark chocolate having beneficial effects on the fatigue of people living with MS. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory condition affecting the central nervous system....

Acute pain or fever is common in children. Pain occurs as a result of injury, illness, teething and necessary medical procedures.

When medication charting involves a pharmacist as well as a doctor, medication error rates in hospital admissions are significantly reduced, according to a new study.1 Researchers from Monash University’s Centre for Medicine Use and Safety (CMUS) at the Monash Institute...

In a move aimed at reducing antibiotic resistance, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) has recommended that four of the most widely prescribed antibiotics in Australia have the default repeat options removed. Amoxycillin, amoxicillin–clavulanic acid, cephalexin and roxithromycin are the...

The National Asthma Council has highlighted the vital role community pharmacists can play in identifying at-risk patients, following a drop in overall asthma deaths since 2016.  Australian Bureau of Statistics figures released last month show there were 389 asthma-related deaths...

Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease (CMT) is the most commonly inherited neuromuscular disorder, affecting almost 10,000 Australians.

In a landscape of increasing opportunities for pharmacists, last week PSA launched its foundation stage training program for those wanting to work as a general practice pharmacist.1 Are you looking for the next step in your career? Discover the rewards...

Pharmacists can advise patients and demonstrate the use of emollients for the treatment of dry skin. A consensus statement on the management of dry skin acknowledges community pharmacists are well placed to provide support for people with dry skin conditions.1...