Australian Pharmacist

Fewer than half of all community pharmacists received a pay rise last year, new research has revealed. The Community Pharmacists Employment and Remuneration Report 2018,...

Tara Hehir MPS works as a locum pharmacist and an International Pharmacy Federation representative. This means different roles, such as IVF dosing and aged...

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

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

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.