Reforming Australian mental health care – pharmacists’ roles
Mental health and substance use disorders are among the five leading causes of disease burden in Australia. What role can pharmacists play?
Improving medicines safety at transitions of care
Transitions of care are periods of high risk for medication errors and miscommunication, leading to patient harm.
How pharmacists can prepare for poisons information roles
Poisons information pharmacists turn individual calls into population-level insights that inform regulatory and scheduling decisions.
Amitriptyline for irritable bowel syndrome
Ordinarily used to treat other conditions, this trycylic antidepressant performed well in a recent trial on people with IBS.
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is estimated...
This Mother’s Day, let’s spotlight mums delivering HMR care
Behind the flexible appeal of Home Medicines Reviews (HMRs) is a primarily female workforce – many of them mothers.
Pharmacists recognised for excellence
The PSA recognised outstanding pharmacists at its 2024 South Australia and Northern Territory Excellence Awards in Adelaide over the weekend.
