How to run a CVD screening and assessment service

Scenario: You have decided to run a cardiovascular screening and risk assessment service in the pharmacy. The target screening group is ‘all willing patients over...

Should you be using longer needles?

Vaccines are most effective when administered using correct technique, including injection site positioning, and needle angle and length.

Children aged 6–11 years now eligible for Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

Health experts and government officials will meet next week to discuss how to boost Australia’s child COVID-19 vaccination rates. 

Dry mouth management: clinical perils for pharmacists

Dry mouth is a common condition that can harm dentition, contribute to mucosal discomfort and affect an individual’s quality of life.

Psychotropic medicine use in the disability sector

Psychotropic medicines are ‘overused and misused’ in the disability sector, consultant pharmacist Dr Manya Angley FPS told the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability yesterday.

Margaret Sneddon Bickle AO FPS is a role model for women...

Margaret Sneddon Bickle AO FPS has been a role model for women in pharmacy since she joined PSA 70 years ago. Now 90, she remains a registered, non-practising pharmacist, because ‘it’s still important’.