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...
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.
Loneliness and the pharmacist advocate
Enforced isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly increased the level of loneliness in Australia.
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...
Tasmania reduces age of pharmacist vaccination
As part of Tasmania’s Winter Demand Plan for 2019, the Tasmanian Government is expanding pharmacist-led flu vaccinations to include children ten-years-old and over –...
Do you feel confident managing medicines in dementia care?
Many pharmacists feel underprepared for navigating medicines management in people with dementia. AP explores where the knowledge gaps lie and how to close them during Dementia Action Week 2026 (21–27 September).













