Celebrating pharmacists wherever medicines are
From hospital wards to community pharmacies, and increasingly, digital platforms, pharmacists are there to ensure medicines are used safely.
Victoria’s SafeScript means changes for pharmacists
Community pharmacists in Victoria have less than three months to ensure they have an active connection with a Prescription Exchange Service (PES), so they...
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.
Early antibiotic use may blunt infant vaccine protection
Early-life exposure to antibiotics can weaken the immune response to several routine vaccinations in infants, research has found.
Blood pressure devices need proper testing immediately
Why is it that so few blood pressure devices sold online in this country are properly tested for accuracy?
Dan Schneider, star of ‘The Pharmacist’, talks medicine safety
Remaining ‘vigilant’ is the key to disrupting the harmful influences of opioid prescribing to people at risk of addiction, US pharmacist-turned opioid misuse detective Dan Schneider told attendees at PSA21 Virtual today.
