Australian Pharmacist

Equitable access to naloxone for patients who are prescribed opioids saves lives, but reduced stigma among pharmacists is essential.

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

With the expansion of pharmacy vaccination services across Australia, pharmacists are navigating an increasingly layered set of challenges. 

Pharmacists continue to be integral in helping their communities through COVID-19, but pharmacists themselves need more support, according to an international panel of experts.

Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a generally mild, but contagious, viral infection caused predominantly by coxsackieviruses.

Medicine-related COVID-19 measures, including Continued Dispensing arrangements and the Home Medicines Service, will continue for at least another 6 months.