‘Devastating’ volume of clinical waste generates concern

As environmental threats become increasingly pressing, healthcare professionals are calling for changes in the way clinical waste is managed in medical settings. In a recent...

Opinion: When a natural disaster hits

Dispensing from a house, a library and evacuation centres: that’s what happens in a flood. It’s almost 10 years since a flood put the majority...

Pharmacist interpreting service gets major expansion

Pharmacists have been given a powerful new tool for giving advice to Australia’s diverse communities, after the Department of Social Services substantially expanded access...

Harnessing different abilities

Some might assume employing someone with a declared disability would only bring complications. But some community pharmacies around Australia are leading the way in...

Re-thinking opioids

Pharmacists can minimise opioid harm by helping patients step down. While opioids play an important role in the management of acute pain, their widespread use...

Q&A: Shadow Federal Health Minister Catherine King

As a supporter of pharmacists, Catherine King MP is a firm believer in having a ‘broader’ role for pharmacists in Australia’s health system. During her...