Australian Pharmacist

From hospital wards to community pharmacies, and increasingly, digital platforms, pharmacists are there to ensure medicines are used safely.

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

Pharmacists can play a variety of roles in the quality use of medicines for insomnia, such as benzodiazepine receptor agonists.

Young and vaccine-hesitant patients are seeking out Modern's Spikevax in states with the lowest vaccination rates – Western Australia and Queensland

A new program in a NSW Primary Health Network is providing pharmacist consultations to patients in rural and regional communities.

Busy pharmacies, bright lights and confined spaces can heighten fear surrounding vaccination, particularly for neurodiverse children.