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.
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...
Dosing off: melatonin risk for kids
Last year, it was reported that Australian poisons hotlines received almost 1,500 calls about child ingestion of melatonin.
Why does every pharmacist need a pharmacist?
PSA's Code of Ethics for Pharmacists says pharmacists should not dispense medicines for their personal use, except in limited circumstances.
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.
First Queensland community pharmacists join COVID-19 vaccine effort
Community pharmacists in Queensland delivered their first COVID-19 vaccinations this week, with 49 rural and remote locations now eligible to begin vaccinating patients.
