Pain and sleep
Pain can disturb a patient’s ability to sleep.1 Consequently, patients may wake with daytime tiredness and suffer drowsy periods throughout the day. Mental alertness...
Intranasal naloxone spray could reduce opioid-related deaths
Naloxone has long been used by emergency responders in cases of known or suspected opioid overdose. It has been accessible over-the-counter (OTC) in an...
Making medicine safety a National Health Priority Area
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s (PSA) two recently released reports, Pharmacists in 2023 and Medicine Safety: Take Care, both identify the need for medicine...
Pharmacists’ true value not yet realised: PSA
Pharmacists are the healthcare professionals best placed to address the crisis in medicine safety in Australia, and could contribute to cost savings of $1.4...
Community pharmacy’s role in the quality use of medicines
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia's (PSA) Pharmacists in 2023 report indicates that empowering community pharmacists will help to prevent medicines misadventure.
This second action point in the...
Pain and sleep
Pain can disturb a patient’s ability to sleep.1 Consequently, patients may wake with daytime tiredness and suffer drowsy periods throughout the day. Mental alertness...
Intranasal naloxone spray could reduce opioid-related deaths
Naloxone has long been used by emergency responders in cases of known or suspected opioid overdose. It has been accessible over-the-counter (OTC) in an...
Making medicine safety a National Health Priority Area
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s (PSA) two recently released reports, Pharmacists in 2023 and Medicine Safety: Take Care, both identify the need for medicine...
Pharmacists’ true value not yet realised: PSA
Pharmacists are the healthcare professionals best placed to address the crisis in medicine safety in Australia, and could contribute to cost savings of $1.4...
Community pharmacy’s role in the quality use of medicines
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia's (PSA) Pharmacists in 2023 report indicates that empowering community pharmacists will help to prevent medicines misadventure.
This second action point in the...
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Q&A: Jacqueline Meyer MPS
As newly-appointed PSA Queensland President, Jacqueline Meyer has extensive experience in community pharmacy, especially in regional areas across Australia.
Ms Meyer – former Chair...
Q&A: Federal Assistant Minister for Health David Gillespie
Australian Pharmacist spoke with Dr David Gillespie MP, the Federal Assistant Minister for Health, about his experiences and engagements with pharmacists during his medical...
PSA’s national guidelines on MHR
It's been described as a 'game changer' for pharmacists and now there's a practical guide to unlocking the potential of My Health Record.
PSA's new...
A cup of tea, a Bex and a good lie down
Immortalised in Australian slang, the analgesic phenacetin (used in Bex powder) is wrapped up in the development of the modern pharmaceutical industry and has...
A day in the life of a general practice pharmacist
Discussing patient outcomes with doctors, visiting patients in their own homes, and co-developing new programs for a General Practice. If that sounds interesting to...
2018 PSA Offshore Refresher Conference
Delegates from the 43rd annual PSA Offshore Refresher conference have recently returned from host city San Francisco, where they networked while learning about the...
