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...

Lifelong leader

For more than 40 years Peter Halstead FPS has dedicated himself to advancing pharmacy practice – as an advisor, mentor and friend.

The glucose guardian

2024 National Credentialed Diabetes Educator of the Year Julie Kha MPS loves collaborating to deliver better outcomes for her patients.

Expert advice for navigating R U OK? conversations

R U OK? Day (14 September) provides the perfect opportunity for pharmacists to check how patients are coping.

Meningococcal vaccines

Meningococcal disease is an acute bacterial infection that can affect the brain and spinal cord (meningitis), or the blood (septicaemia); whilst some patients can...

Victorian pharmacist wins award for work with young and old

Consultant pharmacist Robyn Saunders has spent much of her career committed to improving the standard of aged care but that doesn't mean the young...