Voluntary assisted dying and the law

On 19 June, the Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) Act 2017 comes into effect in Victoria. In preparation, there are several things that pharmacists need...

Infection control measures

What infection control measures should pharmacists take to protect themselves, patients and staff against infectious diseases, such as COVID-19? Pharmacists are regularly at risk...

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.

The TGA’s position on oral phenylephrine as a nasal decongestant

The TGA is aware that the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee met in September 2023 to discuss the available...

‘Amazing’ pharmacists vital to continued rollout, boosters

More than 4 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have now been administered in community pharmacies, including 447,879 in the past 7 days. 

From farming to pharmacy

Associate Professor Dan Malone MPS is the course director of Monash University’s undergraduate pharmacy degree and a mental health expert.