Australian Pharmacist

Almost two decades after the emergency contraceptive pill was listed as a Schedule 3 medicine, women still face myriad barriers to access. Pharmacists can help break down these barriers and empower women when it comes to their reproductive health.

The 2021 Australia Day Honours List included several high profile pharmacists and educators in the profession.

Pharmacists are able to support patients who are undergoing fertility treatment by providing advice on the medicines used in IVF, including the role of each medicine in the treatment cycle, how to use associated injectable devices and the possible adverse effects.

National glory, improved pharmacy services, industry connections and a recruitment boost are just some of the perks of winning PSA’s Shark Tank competition.

Scenario A patient, who identi­fies as an Aboriginal person, presents to the pharmacy for her monthly prescriptions. Her prescriptions are not annotated as ‘CTG -...

With COVID-19 outbreaks in one in four Victorian residential aged care facilities, many older people are at risk not only from the pandemic, but from a lack of medicine safety.