What pharmacists need to know about COVID-19

Pharmacists can play a key role in preventing the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus, which was yesterday formally named COVID-19 by the World...

Dr Rosie Nash is on a mission to improve health literacy

Health literacy is key to every conversation pharmacists have with their patients, says Dr Rosie Nash MPS, a pharmacist who is channelling her 18 years of experience into community education.

Free influenza vaccine update

Four Australian jurisdictions enacted a free influenza vaccine program for patients 6 months and over this month, to stave off rising rates of the virus.

Not as easy as ABCD or X

How to provide current, evidence-based information, advice and recommendations on the safety of medicines during pregnancy.

How to grow our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pharmacist workforce

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are drastically underrepresented in the pharmacy profession, accounting for just 0.3% of the pharmacist workforce. This disparity impacts...

What happens when patient identification goes wrong?

Identifying patients should be a routine task, but missteps have occurred at an increased rate, sometimes leading to disaster.