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.
Bushfire update and emergency dispensing provisions
Federal, state and territory governments have worked quickly in the past week to introduce legislation that enables those affected by the bushfire crisis to...
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 vaccinations: community pharmacists ready and waiting
While vaccine availability is increasing across the country, acceptance is waning among certain groups.
Methamphetamine: from Meji wonder to modern meth
Since the 1940s, methamphetamine has been one of the most widely used and abused drugs worldwide due to its addictive qualities.
Methamphetamine was first...
$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.













