Opioid prescribing balloons in Queensland

Recent research analysing the prescription of opioids to Queensland adults over a 21-year period found dispensing of the medicines increased by 11-fold.

Behind the poisons hotline

Genevieve Adamo MPS is the Senior Pharmacist –Poisons Information at the NSW Poisons Information Centre and a speaker at PSA22 next month.

The role of the pharmacist in onychomycosis

Onychomycosis is a fungal infection of the nails. If left untreated, it can cause pain, discomfort, spread of infection and physical impairment, negatively impacting quality of life.

Emily Griffin on ‘pathing the way for future pharmacists’

PSA Victorian Early Career Pharmacist of the Year Emily Griffin's keynote address to the Medication Safety and Efficiency Conference.

Pioneering pharmacists

Megan Tremlett MPS and Sue Carson MPS are two pharmacists forging new roles outside the norm in pharmacy. At PSA Queensland’s Annual Therapeutic Update this...

Vaccination rates wane as COVID-19 and influenza cases ramp up

Vaccination rates are rapidly slipping in vulnerable older Australians. Three pharmacists share their advice for turning this around.