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.

E-prescriptions, triptans and COVID-19 vaccines: your questions answered

In this monthly series, Australian Pharmacist speaks to the experts to answer some of your most frequently asked questions.

Pharmacists scramble to protect remote communities from COVID-19

Clusters of infection in regional and remote areas continue to grow, with overworked pharmacists adapting their services to minimise the spread.

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.

Medicines, excipients and food allergies

For people with food allergies, medicines meant to benefit health can in fact present a risk due to food products used as inactive (excipient) ingredients.

Intern training program success story

Originally from Canada, science graduate Matthew Syrnyk MPS swapped his lab coat for a pharmacy jacket after moving to Australia. He finished PSA’s Intern...