Balancing the scale: the role of oral anticoagulants in atrial fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation is the most common recurrent arrhythmia worldwide, and can put patients at increased risk of stroke.

Meet PSA’s new Vaccination Ambassador

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

Best of the west: meet PSA’s newest award winners

Four pharmacists were crowned the best of the west at PSA’s West Australian Annual Therapeutic Update (ATU) last weekend.

Expect an increase in demand for long-acting injectable buprenorphine

Changes to the Opioid Dependence Treatment program could make long-acting injectable buprenorphine the best option for many people.

Report any CAM adverse effects, warns Dr Geraldine Moses

Doctor of clinical pharmacy, consultant pharmacist and pharmacovigilance expert Geraldine Moses discusses the scary adverse effects of CAM.

The trial that could revolutionise medicine safety

Rather than managing adverse events after the fact, the ACTmed trial helps pharmacists tackle medicine-related problems before they arise.