Genevieve Adamo MPS (Image: Steve Christo Photography)[/caption]
Deborah Williams at the Chemist Warehouse Australian Open pop-up pharmacy[/caption]
Rural and remote COVID-19 patients unable to access essential antivirals
What happens to vulnerable patients when there are no prescribers? This pharmacist found out the hard way during a recent wave of COVID-19.
The pharmacists who went above and beyond in 2020
Three pharmacists have been honoured at PSA’s inaugural ACT Excellence Awards for their service to the community during a difficult year.
The Great Pox
From 1493 onwards, everyone who was anyone caught syphilis. Ivan the Terrible, Henry VIII, Friedrich Nietzsche, Gauguin, Keats, Oscar Wilde, Beethoven, Manet and Al Capone all allegedly picked up the disease. Given that the ‘Great Pox’ was a known venereal disorder, it is no surprise Casanova also made the ever-growing list.
Antimicrobial use decreasing, but resistance still a threat
Antimicrobial use has declined dramatically in Australia during the pandemic, but the figures show there is no room for complacency.
New Pharmacy Programs Agreement negotiations have begun
Formal negotiations have begun on a new Pharmacy Programs Agreement, Health Minister Butler announced at PSA25 today.
Dr Esa Chen MPS is starting important conversations
‘I want to live in a fair society where everyone gets the opportunity to bring their full selves [to work],' says Dr Esa Chen MPS.
