The accredited rural community pharmacist

Gunnedah-based Karen Carter FPS loves making a difference to patients’ health and wellbeing. She always knew she wanted to own a pharmacy. Now she has two .

The HIV specialist

A needle phobic who wanted a career in health, Bruce Hamish Bowden MPS found his niche at The Albion Centre in Sydney, a multidisciplinary...

Responding to a measles exposure in your pharmacy

With measles cases climbing across Australia and pharmacies increasingly listed as exposure sites, community pharmacists must be prepared.

Stigma hinders adolescent contraceptive care

Adolescents prefer seeking contraceptive care from pharmacists, says new research. But there are barriers to access that must be addressed. 

‘We’ve just been scraping through’: hospital pharmacists rally under Omicron pressure

Shortages of staff, medicines and beds coupled with an influx of patients with COVID-19 and changing regulations have left many hospital workers, including pharmacists, overwhelmed.

How to channel your ‘inner prescriber’

As new pharmacist prescribing pilots and models continue to be introduced, here's a look at the history of prescribing and where it’s headed.