Harm minimisation strategies for party season
As we head into festival season, revellers from most states and territories could be placed in a potentially deadly situation.
Active ingredient prescribing arrives
With active ingredient prescribing coming into effect next month, Australian Pharmacist looks at how to prepare your practice and patients for the change.
Palliative care: How pharmacists can help with medicines where needed
Pharmacists are vital in giving the dying a more dignified death. This National Palliative Care Week, May 23–29, Australian Pharmacist outlines six projects that help pharmacists in this end-of-life role.
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...
Vaccine access widens significantly in SA
South Australia now offers the widest variety of pharmacist-administered vaccines in the country, following significant changes to the Vaccine Administration Code last week.
RTPM is making a difference, data shows
New research has found that real-time prescription monitoring (RTPM) is changing prescribing behaviour – ultimately saving lives.
