World Antibiotic Awareness Week 2019

Almost 10% of residents in aged care facilities were prescribed an antimicrobial, mostly commonly cefalexin and clotrimazole, but the majority had no documented signs...

Vaccination hesitancy top threat to global health

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has listed vaccination hesitancy as one of it’s top 10 threats to global health in 2019, alongside climate change,...

Case studies show how pharmacists support medicine safety around the world

Pharmacists can promote patient safety at an individual level and also organisational and policy development levels, as case studies in an International Pharmaceutical Federation document released last month show. 

Slumber solutions?

When 5-minute conversations can be the gift of hours and hours of better sleep.

Intracavernosal injection therapy for erectile dysfunction

When first-line therapies don't work, intracavernosal injections can be a welcome option for patients with erectile dysfunction.

Travel health: ready for take-off

Turning informal advice into a structured consultation service: pharmacy-based travel health services take flight.