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...

The pharmacist influencer

By day, Mustafa Dhahir is a newly minted ECP at a community pharmacy in South Western Sydney. But to his 250,000 TikTok followers, he is ‘@pharmustafa’, a myth-busting influencer combating medical misinformation in style.

A fair day’s pharmacy – your rights and obligations

So you think you know your rights and obligations at work? Go to school on these employment fundamentals.  Staff are the key to the success...

Influenza vaccines: what pharmacists need to know for 2022

After 2 years of low influenza rates due to COVID-19, the 2022 flu season is unpredictable, and could be a whopper. Here are six things you need to know.

‘I don’t have a script. Can I have an emergency supply...

Emergency supply of medicines allows a pharmacist, in an emergency without a prescription, to initiate a small quantity supply (usually 3 days’ worth) of a Prescription OnlyMedicine (S4) for a patient when it’s not possible to contact the prescriber.

COVID-19 medicines home delivery services

With stricter social distancing measures in place and more Australians, particularly the elderly, choosing to remain at home due to COVID-19, many community pharmacies have had increased demand for home delivery.