Scenario: You have decided to run a cardiovascular screening and risk assessment service in the pharmacy. The target screening group is ‘all willing patients over...

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.

Prevention, early diagnosis and optimal treatment are essential to reduce the progression of this irreversible disease.

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

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

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.