Shaping a new role for pharmacists in palliative care

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

Once-daily triple therapy for COPD to be PBS listed

A once-daily, single inhaler triple therapy for  chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is set to be listed on the PBS from 1 July. The...

Pharmacists central to safer transitions of care

This new transitions of care framework highlights pharmacists' pivotal role in reducing medicine errors and supporting safe discharge.

Propranolol for melanoma

Australia has the highest rate of skin cancer and melanoma in the world, but studies have found that non-cardio selective beta-blockers such as propranolol...

A pharmacist’s role in drug discovery

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

Document, document, document

Accurate, clear and concise note taking can save careers. But what is the best format for your notes?