Vaccination rates wane as COVID-19 and influenza cases ramp up

Vaccination rates are rapidly slipping in vulnerable older Australians. Three pharmacists share their advice for turning this around.

Coping with COVID-19: the Royal Melbourne Hospital experience

COVID-19 has fostered an even closer relationship between the pharmacy and wards of the Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Aged care residents to receive first COVID-19 vaccination next week

Residents in more than 240 aged care facilities across the country will receive their first vaccine dose against COVID-19 from Monday (22 February).

Is it actually thrush?

Bacterial vaginosis affects between 20–30% of reproductive aged women. However, 62% of women mistake the symptoms for vaginal thrush.

PSA awards leading Queensland pharmacists

At the 2024 Queensland Excellence Awards, these five pharmacists were honoured for their commitment to excellence in pharmacy practice.

Opioid prescribing balloons in Queensland

Recent research analysing the prescription of opioids to Queensland adults over a 21-year period found dispensing of the medicines increased by 11-fold.