Long-term locum from Laos
Indie-Phet Nguyen MPS studied by candlelight to finish school. The locum pharmacist came to Australia on a Columbo Plan scholarship in 1975.
Pharmacist vaccination services to protect more people in Queensland and NSW
Trained pharmacists in Queensland will be able to administer travel vaccinations to people 16 years and older this month, in an Australian first that...
Loneliness and the pharmacist advocate
Enforced isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly increased the level of loneliness in Australia.
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.
COVID-19 healthcare leader moves into new role
Deputy Chief Medical Officer Professor Michael Kidd AO reflects on steering Australia through the COVID-19 pandemic and his next career move.
$11.7 million investment for pharmacist-led medicine safety initiatives
Pharmacists will receive $11.7 million in funding for research into medicines safety and the quality use of medicines.


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