Australian Pharmacist

Addressing the nation’s healthcare needs means increasing the role of pharmacists by granting them access to the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS), said PSA. In its...

This time last year, fires were raging across the country at warp speed. Before fire season strikes again, pharmacists would benefit from having some preventative measures in place.

Ultimately, it took the COVID-19 pandemic to crystallise the immediate medicine safety and public health imperative for electronic prescriptions.

From COVID-19 to influenza, pharmacists help to protect millions of Australians through vaccination services. But a lack of funding and access could have ‘dire consequences’ for the nation.

Jamie Dalton MPS was among the first group of Australian community pharmacists to join the national COVID-19 rollout in June in his own slice of ‘paradise’ – Mission Beach, Queensland.

Case Scenario Kerry, 71 years, presents at the hospital emergency department with a 6-week history of sudden-onset right eye visual deterioration. The optometrist referral queries...