Transition announcements for ACOP and MMR at CPC24

Department announces transition plan, PSA launches credential offer and Credentialed Pharmacist of the Year awarded.

Career pathways: Fine wine and aged care blend in this Wood

Working in aged care allows Amelia Wood MPS to improve prescribing practices while working flexibly for her childcare needs. What led you to pharmacy? Winemaking was...

Former CMO Brendan Murphy on leading through a pandemic

Dealing with challenging situations and weighing up the best available evidence is a familiar scenario for medical professionals. But for Professor Brendan Murphy, who led the health response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the scope of the challenge – and the evidence — changed constantly.

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.

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’.

Pharmacists become central figures in HIV screening

This World AIDS Day (1 December) comes with a raft of new screening offerings for patients with HIV, available in pharmacies nationwide in the coming months.