Behind the poisons hotline

Genevieve Adamo MPS is the Senior Pharmacist –Poisons Information at the NSW Poisons Information Centre and a speaker at PSA22 next month.

Coping in a pandemic

Pregnant and with an immune-compromised toddler, pharmacy owner Jacqueline Meyer MPS tells how she has learned to cope in ‘new normal’ times.

RTPM experiences: How it works well

Real-time prescription monitoring provides some, but not all information in supplying Controlled Drugs and other high-risk medicines. Here’s how it can help

What undervaccinated groups do pharmacists need to reach?

Pharmacists continue to be vaccinators of choice for COVID-19 and influenza vaccinations. But more must be done to reach vulnerable groups.

What went right (and wrong) with Australia’s COVID-19 response?

COVID-19 enquiry criticises delays involving pharmacists in rollout, calling for urgent harmonisation of vaccine scope.

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...