How pharmacists got through 2020
In one of the most challenging years on record, pharmacists have gone to great lengths to fill healthcare gaps and adapt quickly to change. Here, eight pharmacists reflect on some of their standout experiences.
Severe spring storms show the risks of SABA overuse
Australia’s east coast was belted with heavy storms last week. Spring and summer storms can trigger thunderstorm asthma – with bursts of pollen often...
Rural pharmacy resource advocate
After moving from Sweden 20 years ago, Tasmanian Pharmacist of the Year Fred Hellqvist MPS, owner of Dover Pharmacy, has become a leading voice...
Another 100 years … says birthday boy
You couldn’t pay 99-year-old William ‘Bill’ Lumley MPS to be a pharmacist in the ‘new normal’ world today.
The pharmacist vaccinator
Mandy Wang MPS is a strong proponent of pharmacist vaccinations, winning the 2020 ACT Early Career Pharmacist of the Year award for delivering extensive vaccination services during the height of COVID-19.
Barriers to use of smoking cessation therapies in pregnancy
Women are required to stop some smoking cessation pharmacotherapies when they find out they are pregnant. Here's what needs to change.
