Australian Pharmacist

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.

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

Travelling the country. Choosing your own hours. Meeting new people. These are just a few of the reasons pharmacists choose to quit their day job and hit the road as a locum.  

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.

In this special episode of Pharmacy & Me, hosts Peter Guthrey and Hannah Knowles get to the heart of the issue, speaking with Ienaam and pharmacy owner Caroline Diamantis MPS about what needs to change when it comes to remuneration.

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.