Making a real difference
Alan Polack made a real difference in pharmacy education, science and practice, writes Michael Roberts Alan Polack has played a pivotal role as a leader in Australian pharmacy education, science …
Vale Alan Polack
A leading pharmacist and pharmacy educator has passed, with former students, colleagues and friends sharing their fond memories of the “legend” Alan Polack, former head of pharmacy at the University …
Right guidance never more vital
A newly updated pharmacy practice standard for general medicine has been released by Advanced Pharmacy Australia The standard sets out best practice principles and professional standards for pharmacists working in …
The top 10: clinical news
What were the clinical and medicines news stories our readers were viewing in the first half of 2025? These were the ten most read clinical news stories on our website …
States urged to prioritise rural pharmacy
Costs are just one barrier blocking rural pharmacists from delivering full scope of practice services, group warns Single pharmacist stores in rural areas may struggle to introduce services such as …
‘There has to be a better way of doing this’
A pilot study has examined how hospital pharmacists see the factors which contribute to medicine-related problems at transitions of care A focus group of hospital pharmacists from a large Australian …
‘Words are not enough’
Pharmacist presents an open letter signed by thousands of health professionals to the federal parliament, calling on the government to take action to end conflict in Gaza Health professionals from across …
Deprescribing: it’s a shared decision
Deprescribing is “about working together to make sure that the medication someone is taking still fit with the current health goals, the values and their needs at that point in …
MedAdvisor reviews CEO incentives
The pharmacy technology company’s shareholders will vote on plans to link part of the CEO’s benefits to long-term market performance MedAdvisor investors will look at giving the company’s CEO …
World news wrapup: 24 July 2025
Pharmacist drops off unlabelled meds at a Dairy Queen for patient; pharmacist warned over unregulated gender affirming drugs dispensing; alcoholism provokes Ozempic theft UK: The General Pharmaceutical Council has issued …
‘We are not policemen’
PDL director advises on how to address patients “demanding” S3 medicines including SABAs While pharmacists need to be counselling on short-acting beta agonists (SABAs) overuse, it’s not their role to …
Asthma control, SABA overuse addressed
Leading pharmacist warns of 32-fold increased mortality risk associated with SABA overuse as definition of “asthma control” changes in Australian guidelines Changes in the Australian Asthma Handbook due to be …