Australian Pharmacist

While PSA welcomed Monday’s announcement for free flu vaccines for Queenslanders aged 5–65, pharmacists on the ground have voiced their frustration that there was no warning or time to prepare ahead of the program rollout.

While reported cases of influenza are significantly higher than what they were this time last year, vaccination rates are slipping.

To mark International Women’s Day on 8 March, two pharmacists discuss their careers and the biases that must be broken to ensure women can succeed.

It is an Australian healthcare standard that all Australian hospitals have processes to identify, respond to and manage patients with an acute clinical deterioration, with the goal of reducing in-hospital cardiac arrest and mortality.

Pharmacists have been hamstrung by conflicting federal and state legislation while battling to provide the best possible care for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The rollout of the influenza vaccine has begun, with some pharmacy groups having received stock and beginning to administer the vaccine to patients.