Medicines nightmare in aged care

While aged care quality and safety has been put under the microscope at the royal commission, the nightmare continues for residents at risk from their prescribed medicines every single day.

A year of growth for most

As 2019 draws to a close, seven pharmacists from around the country reflect on the year that was, and look to what 2020 has...

Men’s health: the other gender gap

Pharmacists can help improve health outcomes for men, especially if they use communication skills to draw out those who don’t often visit doctors.

Push for pharmacist prescribing trial in NSW

The Pharmacy Board of Australia announced new work on pharmacist prescribing as NSW moves to initiate a UTI pharmacy prescribing pilot.

Pharmacists on frontline share vaccination and lockdown experiences

Tasmanian pharmacists new to the rollout discuss encouraging vaccination despite low case numbers, while a newly locked-down pharmacist in Canberra shares how she quickly adapted to restrictions.

Childhood vaccinations

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In recent years jurisdictional regulations have been amended enabling Australian pharmacists to administer some vaccines to children.