Data shows pharmacists more distressed in 2020

Between mid-March and late April last year, the Pharmacists’ Support Service received a massive 88% increase in calls from distressed pharmacists compared with the same period in 2019,

The connection between emotional and physical pain

What happens when emotional pain becomes physical? Dr Anchita Karmakar and clinical pharmacist and PainWISE Director Joyce McSwan explore this concept. When Dr Karmakar lost...

What is HealthPathways?

Most pharmacists are probably unfamiliar with – or entirely unaware of – HealthPathways. But with local information on hundreds of conditions, it’s essential reading for all primary care roles, including community pharmacists.

Real-time update

Real-time prescription monitoring (RTPM) is gaining momentum and now operates across large swathes of Australia. What does it mean for pharmacists?

Safety culture vital for reducing hospital dispensing errors

A new study highlights the importance of pharmacists collecting data and identifying why dispensing errors happen in order to significantly reduce how often they occur.

5 ways patients judge your professionalism

Professional behaviour as a component of professionalism can often be seen in how we talk to people, our body language, our communication.