Safety syringe wins Pharmacy Shark Tank

A three-pronged safety system aimed at cutting errors in medicine dosing in hospital settings has won the Pharmacy Shark Tank at PSA18. Professor Lyndal Trevena...

Home medicines services to support vulnerable during COVID-19 outbreak

The federal government is fast-tracking the rollout of electronic prescribing across the country to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

Advances in understanding obesity

Traditional health advice about this global epidemic emphasises behavioural change above all while failing to recognise obesity as a disease.

Helping to heal

With the right knowledge, pharmacists can help heal patients’ acute wounds and injuries — and grow a gaping area of practice.

Electrolytes part 2: sodium and calcium

Electrolytes, including potassium, magnesium, sodium and calcium, are essential to the functioning of the human body.

Weighing up the options

A flood of weight loss injectables is on its way, which may aid pharmacists in helping to stem the obesity crisis.