Moving pharmacy forward

Australia’s healthcare system is strained but there is immense scope for the role of pharmacists to address the sector’s future burdens. At a time of...

Practice advice Q&A: Fax machines

How can our medical system still rely so heavily on the fax machine for crucial communications? What are the modern alternatives? Prior to the inception...

Ready-to-use tool for oncology

Pharmacists have a new oncology-focused tool for the evaluation and assessment of adverse drug events in oncology. French researchers have developed a trigger tool to...

Vaccinations: pointing the needle in expanded settings

Pharmacists should be able to administer vaccinations in any health setting. Appropriately trained and qualified pharmacists across all Australian states and territories can administer...

Patients with COPD terrified of contracting COVID-19

After almost 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic, pharmacists must emphasise the importance of maintaining lung health on World COPD Day (17 November).

Opinion: When a natural disaster hits

Dispensing from a house, a library and evacuation centres: that’s what happens in a flood. It’s almost 10 years since a flood put the majority...