What pharmacists learnt in 2021

The last year has been one of the most challenging to date. But as these stories highlight, pharmacists have continued to improve the lives of Australians throughout the pandemic.

Gila monster saliva for Parkinson’s disease

You don’t notice it at first but you find yourself tripping over and falling a lot more – you can’t ever remember being that...

Improving gout management one step at a time

Gout is a chronic arthritis associated with significant pain, joint damage and reduced quality of life. However, it can be effectively treated and its complications prevented with adherence to lifelong ULT using a treat-to-target approach.

Meet PSA’s NSW pharmacists of the year

Four outstanding pharmacists were recognised for their dedication to the profession at PSA’s New South Wales Annual Therapeutic Update (ATU) last weekend.

Advances in telehealth

Telehealth for pharmacists has been around for some time, but will its expansion during the COVID-19 pandemic era make it normal practice?

Meet PSA’s new Vaccination Ambassador

After a nationwide search, Melbourne-based community pharmacist Anna Theophilos MPS has been appointed PSA’s Vaccination Ambassador.