Making medicine safer for people with intellectual and developmental disability
Pharmacists have the skills and capacity to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), but often don’t know where to start.
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Pharmacy evolution – doing things differently
Community pharmacies must continue to evolve if they wish to thrive into the future. What does that look like in practice?
‘Fifty cigarettes a day...
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.
Risks and benefits of CAMs in aged care
What role do pharmacists play in supporting and counselling the ageing population in improving their health outcomes with relevant CAMs?
This question is a common...
From the sunshine state to the capital
The ACT’s 2022 Pharmacist of the Year is an immunising pharmacist who spent 20 years as a travel agent before her ‘dream’ job.
Why pharmacy?
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How pharmacists can raise awareness of endometriosis
While around 176 million women worldwide suffer from endometriosis, awareness of the condition amongst both the public and healthcare practitioners remains low. Pharmacists can...
