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.
$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.
Pharmacists have skills to help with COVID-19 vaccine roll-out
The range of vaccines trained pharmacist immunisers can administer should be expanded in order to protect the community, PSA has argued in its 2021–22 Pre-Budget Submission to the Victorian Government.
How to plan for the upcoming CPD year
There are five steps to a successful Continuing Professional Development (CPD): plan, do, record, reflect and report.













