Reforming Australian mental health care – pharmacists’ roles

Mental health and substance use disorders are among the five leading causes of disease burden in Australia. What role can pharmacists play?

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...

Minor Ailments Schemes: Pharmacy’s next major focus?

The implementation of a Minor Ailments Scheme (MAS) has major support in Australian pharmacy. Here’s why it’s needed – and how it’s going to...

Victorians face another week of restrictions

Victoria will join South Australia and Western Australia in requiring all people entering a pharmacy to check in using a QR code from Friday.

Q&A: Staged supply services & anxiety

As pharmacists, we understand staged supply arrangements to be guided by a desire to support health and wellbeing.

Conjunctivitis – an irritating condition

Conjunctivitis is a common ophthalmic condition characterised by inflammation of the conjunctiva. Causes of conjunctivitis can be either infective (e.g. bacterial, viral) or non-infective (e.g. allergic, chemical irritation).