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,...
The role of pharmacists in travel vaccination
Many travellers delay vaccinations due to costs and access issues. Pharmacists play a vital role in providing preventive care.
Electrolytes part 1: potassium and magnesium
Electrolytes play an important role in the function of body tissues including skeletal and cardiac muscle.
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.
Back in stock, but not back to normal
With glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) back and some basal insulins disappearing, pharmacists face a new wave of complexity in diabetes management.
Diabetes management...
How pharmacists are managing nation-wide medicine shortages
A survey conducted over April–May 2021 found that medicine shortages are having a dire impact on patients and pharmacists.













