Pharmacy students step up during coronavirus pandemic

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Australia, pharmacies were even busier than supermarkets.

Q&A: Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy

Since taking up the Chief Medical Officer post in 2016, Professor Brendan Murphy has made a number of strategic interventions in the pharmacy sphere,...

Bill Horsfall is one of Australia’s oldest working pharmacists

Bill Horsfall PhC FPS at 84 is one of Australia’s oldest working pharmacists. Over the past 60 years, he’s been involved in hospital and...

New tool to counteract significant overestimate of CVD risk

Did you know a new Australian Cardiovascular risk calculator (AusCVDRisk) was released last year?If not, you’re not alone.

Women are facing access barriers to first line EC in pharmacies

New research revealed that almost one third of pharmacies don’t stock the first-line oral emergency contraceptive.

New advice for asthma patients about COVID-19 vaccines

The Australian Asthma Handbook has been updated to help healthcare professionals provide advice to patients around the COVID-19 vaccine.