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.

Behind the flexible appeal of Home Medicines Reviews (HMRs) is a primarily female workforce – many of them mothers.

Agatha Christie loved strychnine. It starred in her debut novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles. Thanks to her World War I experience as a hospital dispensary volunteer, and her training as an apothecary’s assistant, the novel received a rave review in The Pharmaceutical Journal.

We’ve passed the halfway mark in the CPD year. Top up your credits and develop pharmacy skills by completing these CPD activities.

As new pharmacist prescribing pilots and models continue to be introduced, here's a look at the history of prescribing and where it’s headed.

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