Destigmatising contraception

By encouraging open communication and breaking down barriers, pharmacists can help empower women when it comes to their sexual and reproductive health.

The program transforming regional and rural healthcare

A new program in a NSW Primary Health Network is providing pharmacist consultations to patients in rural and regional communities.

COPD ‘under-recognised’ and ‘under-treated’ in Australia

Chronic obstructive lung disease is the fifth leading cause of death in Australia, but studies show about half of people living with symptoms don’t know they have the condition. 

The neurosciences specialist

Finding his niche in neuroscience, the Alfred Hospital’s Julian Ellis MPS, is championing brain-related disease management in all facets of pharmacy. How did you wind...

Oral PDE4 inhibitors in the management of stable COPD

Almost 1.45 million Australians have some form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This equates to one in seven Australians over 40 suffering from...

COVID-19: Huge numbers of residents infected in Victorian aged care facilities

Nearly 800 residents in Victorian residential aged care facilities (RACFs) have tested positive for COVID-19, taking the state’s total number of cases to 9,049.