All guide topics

A script from your GP is only the start of the process. This section covers how eScripts and the Active Script List work, when a pharmacy can transfer or repeat a prescription, and what changed when 60-day dispensing rolled out for eligible medicines. We update it as PBS and prescribing rules change.

What you pay at the counter depends on whether a medicine is on the PBS, whether you hold a concession card, and how close you are to the PBS Safety Net threshold. This section breaks down concession and general co-payments, how the Safety Net resets each year, and when paying privately actually costs less. We keep the figures current as the government updates them.

Not every pharmacy keeps the same hours or offers the same services. This section covers how to find one that's open late or on public holidays, which ones deliver, and what to check for wheelchair access or language support before you visit. We add to it as we cover more of what makes a pharmacy accessible.

Vaccinations at an Australian pharmacy cover more than the seasonal flu shot. This section holds our guides on who can vaccinate you and at what age by state, how the Australian Immunisation Register records what you're given, and what's involved in getting a less common vaccine like yellow fever before you travel. We add to it as pharmacist vaccination rules change.

Keeping track of multiple medicines gets harder the more you're prescribed. This section covers Webster packs and other dose administration aids, the free MedsCheck and Home Medicines Review services many patients don't know they're eligible for, and what carers and family members can do to help. We continue to add to it.

Pharmacists provide services people often need in a hurry, or would rather not ask about in person. These guides cover the Needle and Syringe Program, sharps disposal, and when to call the Poisons Information Centre versus your local pharmacist. We're building this section out as we cover more of what pharmacies handle confidentially.

Not every pharmacy service needs a GP referral first. This section covers what a pharmacist can check or review directly, starting with MedsCheck and Home Medicines Review, the free medicine reviews many patients haven't heard of. We'll add more guides here as we cover what else pharmacists can do without an appointment.

Compounding pharmacies make medicines to order when a standard pack doesn't fit the patient, the dose, or the animal. These guides cover how to find a compounding pharmacy in your city, plus how veterinary compounding works differently from human prescriptions. More on specific compounding scenarios is coming.