Bushfire update and emergency dispensing provisions

Federal, state and territory governments have worked quickly in the past week to introduce legislation that enables those affected by the bushfire crisis to...

Why pharmacists are integral to mental health treatment

There is an over-reliance on medicines to treat Victorians with mental health conditions, a royal commission into the state’s mental health system has found.

Environmentally responsible inhaled respiratory treatments – Implications for practice

Ziqi is a regular at your pharmacy. She has popped in today to purchase a salbutamol pressurised metered dose inhaler (pMDI). You notice on her dispensing history that this will be her third in the last 4 weeks and she is overdue to have her repeat for her budesonide dry powder inhaler (DPI) filled.

9 recommendations to fix the mental health medicines crisis

Pharmacists' QUM expertise is vital to optimising therapy and preventing harm, says PSA’s newest medicine safety report.

Free smoking cessation CPD for Victorian pharmacists

From June, pharmacists across metro and regional Victoria will have access to free training sessions to help their patients quit smoking. ‘Pharmacists are highly respected...

$11.7 million investment for pharmacist-led medicine safety initiatives

Pharmacists will receive $11.7 million in funding for research into medicines safety and the quality use of medicines.