AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and clotting: what to watch for

An expert panel has confirmed a second case of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia in Australia is likely linked to AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine.

Acute pain and fever management: considerations for infants and toddlers

Along with correct medication administration techniques, it is important for pharmacists to improve parents’ and caregivers’ general understanding of the pain or fever that a child presents with.

What will the ACOP role look like?

As the commencement date of the Aged Care On-site Pharmacist (ACOP) program draws closer, here’s a closer look at what the role will entail.

How do you do S3?

Pharmacy’s ‘go to’ reference – the APF – describes expected practice, not just best practice. Common ailments are no exception.

‘We’re saving lives’: naloxone pilot prevents three deaths per day

Pharmacists discuss the impressive results of the Take Home Naloxone Pilot and why subsidised access to the medicine is a must going forward.

Q&A: Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy

Since taking up the Chief Medical Officer post in 2016, Professor Brendan Murphy has made a number of strategic interventions in the pharmacy sphere,...