The latest version of the Australian Asthma Handbook includes a new treatment option for adults and adolescents with mild asthma.

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

Pharmacists can now conduct funded medication reviews via video or teleconference, in a move that will bolster medicine safety as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. 

A national workforce planning initiative is underway to better understand how the pharmacy profession must evolve to meet changing needs.

For continual provision of safe healthcare services, pharmacists must ensure clinical governance structures are in place at their facility.

Over the weekend, the Albanese Government announced a $573 million commitment to national women’s health initiatives, to bipartisan support.