Boosting childhood vaccination rates in the holidays

With only two weeks before school resumes, now is the ideal time for pharmacists to help parents catch up with vaccinations for their children.

OECD sounds the alarm on antimicrobial resistance

A blistering session at the FIP Congress challenged policymakers and health professionals to slow the advance of antimicrobial resistance.

2020: an unprecedented year in review

With a ferocious bushfire season that ravaged much of the country followed by the COVID-19 pandemic – pharmacists were on the frontline every step of the way.

Chronic kidney disease: when the filters fail

Chronic kidney disease is a progressive long-term condition characterised by a gradual and usually irreversible decline in kidney function.

Heavy conversations: pharmacy and the obesity epidemic

Pharmacists are in the front line of the obesity epidemic. But counselling patients on diet behaviour can have troubling consequences. Is it time for...

Report highlights need for improved medicine management

A new report investigating polypharmacy among older Australians emphasises the need for greater pharmacist involvement in medicine management. The report, led by the University of Western...