Trusted health advice from your local pharmacy team.

Name: Balcatta Pharmacy
Address: 279a Wanneroo Road, Balcatta, WA, 6021, AU
Telephone: +61863853999
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Practical reading, written by our pharmacists. No clickbait, no scare tactics — just what we'd tell you at the counter.

Latest articles

UTI symptoms? In WA, your pharmacist can help on the spot — Burning, urgency, that all-too-familiar ache — what a WA pharmacist can assess and treat without a GP appointment. (Women's Health · 5 min read)
Out of pill scripts? WA pharmacists can now resupply — Run out of repeats on your contraceptive pill? Under a new WA program, we may be able to continue it without a GP visit. (Women's Health · 4 min read)
Ozempic, Wegovy and weight-loss injections: a pharmacist's honest take — What GLP-1 injections actually do, why they keep going out of stock, and where a pharmacist fits in. (Chronic Conditions · 6 min read)
Quitting smoking or vaping: what actually works — Patches, gum, sprays and the support that doubles your odds — minus the lecture. (Chronic Conditions · 5 min read)
Hay fever in Perth: getting ahead of the pollen — Why Perth springs hit so hard, and how to be one step ahead of the sneezing. (Family Health · 5 min read)
That cupboard of old medicines? Here's how to clear it safely — Why the bin and the toilet are the wrong answer — and the free service that does it properly. (Medication Safety · 4 min read)
Measuring blood pressure at home, properly — Your arm, your couch, your numbers — and the three small habits that make a home reading worth trusting. (Chronic Conditions · 5 min read)
Your travel pharmacy, packed by destination — What earns a place in the bag for South-East Asia, Europe and beyond — and what's just clever marketing. (Travel Health · 8 min read)
When a child's fever needs more than paracetamol — A two-minute guide to the red flags worth a phone call, and the ones worth a cuddle and a wait. (Family Health · 4 min read)
Polypharmacy: when 'just one more pill' quietly becomes a problem — Five medicines or fifteen — how to tell when your list has earned a proper second look. (Seniors · 7 min read)
The supplements that don't play nicely with your medicines — Fish oil, St John's wort, magnesium and friends — six everyday combinations worth a second thought. (Medication Safety · 6 min read)
Winter skin: when moisturiser stops being enough — Why the cold cracks you open, the emollients we actually reach for, and the day it's worth seeing a GP. (Family Health · 4 min read)
AUSDRISK, explained: how worried should you actually be? — What that score really measures — and the small, unglamorous changes that quietly move it. (Chronic Conditions · 6 min read)