Self-assessment program to help pharmacists meet national standards
Ensure the services you provide are safe and effective by undertaking the PPS Quality Improvement and Self-Assessment Implementation Program.
Making a point: Pharmacist immunisation in 2018
Australia’s first pharmacist-administered vaccine trial began in 2014. Since then, pharmacist immunisation programs have begun in every state, and are now essential to public...
A pharmacist’s guide to RSV vaccination for pregnant patients
One of the first pharmacists to administer an RSV vaccine to a pregnant patient explains how to promote, prepare and administer Abrysvo.
Early elixirs: sodium thiopental for truth or sleep
The discovery of sodium thiopental ushered in the era of modern intravenous anaesthesia, but its darker side as a ‘truth serum’ and use in...
‘I felt like a criminal asking for naloxone’
Kimberley, who lives with chronic pain, asked for naloxone along with her opioid prescription. The pharmacist’s response shocked her.
The growing importance of point-of-care testing
Point-of-care testing is expanding as community pharmacies deepen their engagement with consumers.
With more than 5,700 locations dotted across Australia, ranging from the busiest metropolitan...
