Diary of a pharmacist in lockdown

Accredited pharmacist Kay Morey MPS has been in the thick of the COVID-19 crisis. She shares what life has been like during the past 7 months.

OTC requests that often mask deeper issues

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.

Working on the land

After decades as a specialist compounder in Bundaberg, Brendan West MPS moved inland to buy a pharmacy in the outback Queensland town of Wallumbilla.

The non-binary pharmacist

Michael Hewson [he/him] identifies as a genderqueer or non-binary person. ‘I don’t feel like a man and I don’t feel like a woman. I’m just Michael and that’s all I need to be.’

Busting misconceptions about MHT

Australian Pharmacist examines the controversy that still surrounds menopausal hormone treatment and how pharmacists can help to quell it.

Pharmacists could prescribe PrEP to combat HIV transmission

Under a new national government strategy, pharmacists will be key to dramatically reducing HIV transmission.