Call to remove homeopathy products from pharmacies

PSA recently urged all community pharmacy banner and buyer groups to take a stand against the sale of homeopathy products by refusing to stock,...

Medicine safety announced as a National Health Priority Area

Medicine safety has been named a National Health Priority Area at PSA19 this morning, assuring greater focus for pharmacists’ roles in the quality and...

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.

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...

Quitting smoking is essential, but it can take time

With more information than ever about the dangerous effects of smoking, pharmacists are there to assist patients on the road to quitting.

Mr Mens Health Downunder in Queensland

Peter Fairgray MPS proudly embraces the cheeky motto ‘I fix dicks’, continuing the successful program started by Brad Butt MPS in Canberra.