On the ground in Mallacoota: community pharmacy at the front line

Images of holidaymakers being evacuated by Navy ship as bushfires closed in on Mallacoota have made the Victorian coastal town a global symbol of...

Pushing boundaries: the pioneer pharmacist

Faye McMillan is a pioneer, paving the way for other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who want to work in the pharmacy profession.

Patient outcomes improve when pharmacists chart medications

When medication charting involves a pharmacist as well as a doctor, medication error rates in hospital admissions are significantly reduced, according to a new...

Leading Victorian pharmacists honoured

Three outstanding pharmacists recognised at the 2019 Victorian Pharmacists Dinner in Melbourne last week represent the difference dedicated members of the profession make every...

Pharmacy-led chronic disease support for First Nations people

How using visual cultural cues alongside patient‐centred yarning builds trust – ensuring effective medication guidance.

Beware the risk of drug-associated heat stroke in the elderly

A 76-year-old man with past medical history significant for a cerebrovascular accident, pacemaker insertion for sick sinus syndrome and transurethral resection for benign prostatic...