Active Ingredient Prescribing grace period comes to an end

A new wave of private prescriptions may be approaching, as the Active Ingredient Prescribing (AIP) grace period comes to an end.

Coping with COVID-19 in an airport pharmacy

Airport pharmacists-in-charge, like Andrew Lieu MPS, were initially frontline defence.

OCP continuance announced in NSW

As the FIP Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences draws to a close, yet another big scope of practice change has been announced.

Valvular heart disease: how pharmacists can help

More than 250,000 Australians have faulty heart valves and are at risk of serious complications, including heart failure, stroke and death – yet don’t know it. Australian Pharmacist spoke to an expert about the symptoms pharmacists should be aware of.

Government pulls the plug on replica Ozempic

After much media scrutiny, the federal Department of Health and Aged Care has announced a ban on compounded GLP-1RAs.

A practical guide to delivering COVID-19 vaccinations

With the beginning of the COVID-19 vaccine roll out this week, pharmacists need to ensure both their staff and practice are prepared for delivery.