The editorial content in Australian Pharmacist is highly regarded and respected by industry and academic peers and was recognised with a Media Award at the inaugural National Prescribing Service National Quality Use of Medicines Awards following the introduction of the journal's dedicated continuing professional development and practice improvement (CPD&PI) section in January 2004.

Pharmacists are medicine experts and depend on their monthly issue of Australian Pharmacist to keep them informed and up-to-date with their professional knowledge.

Pharmacists rely on the articles published in Australian Pharmacist and nominate the journal as the most credible pharmacy publication for information regarding OTC, prescription drugs and education.


News columns
Every month the journal endeavours to report pharmacy news, government policies effecting pharmacy plus comment from the PSA national President and PSA state branch news.

The National President says    Canberra Commentary            News & Briefs
                                             

Regular articles
As well as our regular education articles and columns Australian Pharmacist covers other areas of interest for pharmacists such as Herbal medicine, Complementary medicine, Aged care, Wound Management, Old drug new indication, Book review, Cyberpharm and Research.

Herbal medicine                         Complementary medicine       Aged care                                  
                                            


Cover story
Each Australian Pharmacist cover story focuses on a disesaes state or an issue of importance and relevant to pharmacy.

Cover story

Continuing professional development & practice improvement (CPD&PI)
The award wining CPD section of Australian Pharmacist provides a national continuing professional development program free to members of PSA and New Zealand College of Pharmacists. Each issue provides 4 CPD&PI points for readers by answering a series of questions relating to the key regular articles being I must see the pharmacist, Supporting pharmacy practice, Medication review, Pathology tests, Clinical update, Disease update and Rural pharmacy.

I must see the pharmacist



Clinical update

Medication review




Commercial opportunities
Australian Pharmacist has the largest pharmacy readership of any pharmacy publication in Australia and provides opportunities for advertisers to promote their product or service in the form of a paid Product news announcement or Advertorial. Furthermore with the largest, youngest audience of pharmacists we also have a Recruitment section for employers wishing to find new staff.

Product news                             Advertorial                                  Recruitment