Difficult patients: Calming the storm
Dealing with aggressive or abusive patients is one of the least pleasant components of a community pharmacist’s role. What’s best practice for avoiding or...
What the latest vaccination advice means for pharmacists
From updated pneumococcal recommendations to new travel vaccines, these are the updates every vaccinating pharmacist needs to know.
Taking the first steps into pharmacist prescribing
Any pharmacist can become a pharmacist prescriber, according to this expert. Here’s how to forge your own path.
Early elixirs: sodium thiopental for truth or sleep
The discovery of sodium thiopental ushered in the era of modern intravenous anaesthesia, but its darker side as a ‘truth serum’ and use in...
Five practice pointers for dispensing Paxlovid
Pfizer’s COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir and ritonavir) will be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) from 1 May. Here’s what pharmacists need to know.
Pharmacists permitted to conduct HMR follow-ups by telehealth
Pharmacists will soon be able to conduct Home Medicines Review (HMR) follow-ups via telehealth, The Honourable Mark Butler, Federal Minister for Health, Disability and...













