Australian Pharmacist

Adolescent vaccination rates remain below optimal levels, often due to the COVID-related interruption to the school vaccination programs, increased vaccine hesitancy and accessibility challenges. Pharmacists are uniquely positioned to educate and advocate for immunisation in adolescents.

Identifying patients should be a routine task, but missteps have occurred at an increased rate, sometimes leading to disaster.

Increasing numbers of pharmacies are now accepting electronic prescriptions, with pharmacists reporting the new system is making life easier.

Kurtis Gray, a final year Master of Pharmacy student at the University of Western Australia (UWA), is the 2020 PSA Mylan Pharmacy Student of the Year.

Three pharmacists from across the country were recognised in the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours list for their significant contributions to the profession. 

Pharmacists can play an important role in supporting patients to quit smoking,3 along with general practitioners, helplines and online services.