All pharmacists should consider off-site vaccinations in aged care

Vaccination rates in older Australians are alarmingly low. Off-site services provided by pharmacists are key to closing the gap in aged care.

Front of mind

Pharmacists are the most approachable of all health professionals and have a powerful role to play in addressing community mental health challenges.

Positive Intervention

A review of aged care patients’ medicines can reduce harm. Welcome change is coming for government-funded residential aged care facilities (RACFs) with the investment in...

Shouldering the load

Pharmacists encounter pregnant and new mums more often than most health professionals, and can have a bird’s-eye view when things go awry.

Early elixirs – calomel

‘The doctor comes with free good will, but ne’er forgets his calomel’ The highly toxic ‘cure-all’ calomel is all but forgotten today, but it was...

Sydney lockdown extends as removalists seed Melbourne outbreak

As the lockdown in Greater Sydney is extended by at least 2 weeks, authorities in Melbourne are increasingly concerned at the spread of the Delta variant.