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.

Australians line up at pharmacies for winter dose

On 11 July, 7.4 million Australians became eligible for a COVID-19 winter dose after the eligibility criteria widened.

Aged care residents to receive first COVID-19 vaccination next week

Residents in more than 240 aged care facilities across the country will receive their first vaccine dose against COVID-19 from Monday (22 February).

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...