This pharmacist has gone 10 years without a pay rise

Pharmacist Judy Williams is a vital member of her community, providing important health services to a population of 26,000 people in a remote Australian town. She hasn’t had a pay rise in over a decade.

‘Flexible’ 7CPA to implement policy reforms in aged care and mental...

The long-awaited Seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement was signed last Thursday, providing Australians with better access to pharmacists and supporting the safe and quality use of medicines.

Belladonna toxicity linked to colic preparations

NSW Health has issued an alert following a stream of newborn and infant presentations with symptoms of anticholinergic syndrome.

Pancreatic cancer: a deadly disease in the elderly

A 74-year-old man who had been self-medicating with antacids for recurrent indigestion consulted his GP when symptoms persisted for three months. After assessment, his...

‘My child will just die then’: ongoing medicine shortage frustration

Australia's medicine shortage crisis continues to worsen, with many patients unable to track down common antibiotics over the holiday period.

Pharmacy-based STI testing

Eight out of every ten consumers say they'd be willing to obtain pharmacy-based chlamydia testing, according to a survey conducted in Australia and Switzerland. The...