Community pharmacy effective in reducing prescribing waste
An English project looking to reduce medicines wastage across community pharmacy, care homes and general practice has produced savings representing a return of nearly...
Pharmacists vital leaders in Australian community during COVID-19 crisis
After a summer of bushfires, the outbreak of a novel coronavirus in China (later named COVID-19) was reported in January.
Pharmacists must be ’empowered and emboldened’ in the new digital age
The rise in patient access to information about managing their own health should not threaten to supplant pharmacists but instead make them more essential...
Groups raise fears over Qld pharmacy deregulation
Submissions to the current Queensland Government inquiry into pharmacy ownership and regulation in the state have resoundingly supported current ownership provisions, amid concerns that...
Not Yet Equal
The LGBTQIA+ community experiences poorer health outcomes than other Australians. As Sydney plays host to the WorldPride festival in February and March, it’s time for the entire health system – including pharmacists – to step up.
My Health Record – where to from here?
While the My Health Record (MHR) opt-out date of January 31 has come and gone, people still have the option to permanently delete their...