Managing pattern hair loss in pharmacy

Hair is closely linked to appearance and identity, and changes to it often carry strong emotional significance.

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.

Community pharmacy’s role in the quality use of medicines

The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia's (PSA) Pharmacists in 2023 report indicates that empowering community pharmacists will help to prevent medicines misadventure.  This second action point in the...

Free smoking cessation CPD for Victorian pharmacists

From June, pharmacists across metro and regional Victoria will have access to free training sessions to help their patients quit smoking. ‘Pharmacists are highly respected...

Better remuneration key to vaccine access

Caleb Stuetz MPS discusses the extraordinary lengths pharmacists go to in order to ensure equitable vaccine access.

Rural patients to receive COVID-19 vaccine in pharmacies

Almost 60 community pharmacies in Queensland's rural and regional areas have been approved to administer COVID-19 vaccines within weeks.