Australian Pharmacist

Michael Bakker MPS is an ECP on the move. He’s a pharmacist team leader at SA Health’s Flinders Medical Centre, and volunteers with Parkinson’s SA.

Having an easily-accessible palliative care pharmacist in every community would improve medicine management for terminally ill Australians, said Helen Stone MPS, PSA State and Territory Manager South Australia and Northern Territory.

Pharmacists across the country are inviting politicians into their pharmacies to discuss the challenges facing the profession – and to help generate change.

After chairing the Medication Safety and Efficiency Conference, Deborah Hawthorne reflects on whether digital health is making care safer.

Patients often find creative ways to remember to take their medicines. These might include alarms and reminder apps or placing medicines in visible locations...

In the fight against antibiotic resistance, shorter courses of antibiotics are now recommended for patients with common infections, but how short is long enough? The...