Australian Pharmacist

The first woman to win a PSA Lifetime Achievement Award, Debbie Rigby FPS has been many things during her 4-decade career of ‘two halves’.

When a rural town in north-west Victoria was left vulnerable to COVID-19 due to reduced local vaccination services, one pharmacist stepped up to the plate by creating his own clinic.

ATAGI flagged worrying vaccine coverage declines and renewed disease threats, with pharmacists tipped to boost community protection.

Pharmacists have numerous opportunities to assess risk, recommend therapies, and help patients manage their heart health.

All pharmacists encounter patients nearing end of life. But there's a lack of palliative care training to help pharmacists upskill.

Pharmacists have a critical role to play in the optimisation of drug discovery research due to the diversity of their drug knowledge.