Australian Pharmacist

Dealing with challenging situations and weighing up the best available evidence is a familiar scenario for medical professionals. But for Professor Brendan Murphy, who led the health response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the scope of the challenge – and the evidence — changed constantly.

This World AIDS Day (1 December) comes with a raft of new screening offerings for patients with HIV, available in pharmacies nationwide in the coming months.

Pharmacists can provide support and evidence-based recommendations to protect injuries, reduce pain and promote the healing process.

A pandemic may have prevented traditional face-to-face events, but it didn’t stop pharmacists from across the country celebrating the 11th annual World Pharmacists Day last week.

Before engaging in discussions with patients who are sceptical about vaccines, it’s key to understand and recognise where they are coming from.

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