Australian Pharmacist

With a plunge in vaccination rates following the COVID-19 pandemic peak, a new report says a focus on national consistency is required.

Pharmacists will not deliver COVID-19 vaccinations until at least June, with the country’s overall vaccination rollout behind schedule due to supply issues.

In 2023, there were 3,242 reported poisoning cases involving ADHD medicines, more than four times the 795 cases recorded in 2014. 

From 15 May 2023, women in NSW can access treatment for uncomplicated urinary tract infections through the pharmacy prescribing pilot.

Pharmacists and public health leaders were honoured for their services to the community in this year’s Queen’s Birthday honours.

The same day Jessica Chapman-Goetz MPS became a registered pharmacist in late 2015 she received a diagnosis for breast cancer. But she wasn’t about...