After a pharmacy rep career, Mohamed Bassuny MPS now manages a pharmacy in Victoria that will remain open until very late.

Pharmacists across the country are implementing innovative programs that help ensure medicines improve the health of their communities, rather than cause harm.

Theresa Flavin, a 57-year-old mother of five, was diagnosed with dementia at just 46. She says older Australians and those with cognitive dysfunction need a pharmacist ‘on the team’ to promote the quality use of medicines and prevent medicine-related harm. 

There are 344 registered interventional clinical trials under way for the treatment and prevention of COVID-19. The WHO is looking at four of them.

Despite high vaccination rates in New South Wales and the ACT, pharmacists know safety measures remain paramount.

Throughout the month of May, all West Australians can receive a free influenza vaccination in their local pharmacy.