Pharmacists and natural disasters

Pharmacies play a vital role in supporting communities during natural disasters, but just how well prepared are pharmacists and staff for a devastating event? Emmanuel...

Key recommendations to strengthen pharmacists’ role in healthcare

The scope of practice review recommends sweeping legislative change and solutions to funding challenges to improve healthcare services.

Empowering pharmacists to spot endometriosis early

Endometriosis, affecting approximately one in seven Australian women, remains under-recognised, under-funded and misunderstood.

What happens when patient identification goes wrong?

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

Brisbane pharmacists advised to wear face masks, eye protection

Queensland’s Chief Medical Officer has advised pharmacists in metropolitan Brisbane and the Ipswich region to wear face masks, following a new cluster of COVID-19 cases in the state.

Is Australia heading for a massive measles outbreak?

There have been two deaths in the southwest US due to measles. Western Australia is facing a fresh outbreak. Are we next?