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.

Psychotropic use in young people doubles in 8 years

Dispensing of psychotropic medicines to Australian children and adolescents aged 18 and younger doubled from 2013 to 2021, new research found.

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.

Securing a job in an Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Service

The new Deadly pharmacists foundation training course prepares pharmacists to work in Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Organisations.

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.

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.