Glauber’s salt: the laxative of choice until the 1900s
Until ‘more sophisticated alternatives’ came about in the 1900s, Glauber’s salt was the global go-to purgative.
‘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.
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.
Wint Ye Ywe Phu is PSA’s Intern of the Year
Rather than be overwhelmed by COVID-19, Wint Ye Ywe Phu used social media to help pharmacy interns feel connected.
Tips for curbing measles spread as cases explode
Despite being declared ‘measles free’ since 2014, more than 28 cases of measles have been recorded in Australia this year.
Brisbane pharmacists advised to wear face masks, eye protection
Queensland’s Chief Medical Officer has advised pharmacists in metropolitan Brisbane and the Ipswich region to wear face masks, following a new cluster of COVID-19 cases in the state.
