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

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.

Offering travel health services to support travelling patients can be complex, but is very rewarding.

Conjunctivitis is a common ophthalmic condition characterised by inflammation of the conjunctiva. Causes of conjunctivitis can be either infective (e.g. bacterial, viral) or non-infective (e.g. allergic, chemical irritation).

Community pharmacies are often the first place people turn when something feels ‘off’. But as pharmacists know, many requests for over-the-counter medicines are more complex than they may initially seem.

The urgent need to train pharmacists as autonomous prescribers to fill healthcare gaps under the Queensland Scope of Practice Pilot.