9 recommendations to fix the mental health medicines crisis
Pharmacists' QUM expertise is vital to optimising therapy and preventing harm, says PSA’s newest medicine safety report.
Barriers to use of smoking cessation therapies in pregnancy
Women are required to stop some smoking cessation pharmacotherapies when they find out they are pregnant. Here's what needs to change.
Treatment of acute pain with Pharmacist Only (S3) celecoxib
Effectively managing acute pain is a crucial aspect of patient care. This article explores current Pharmacist Only options for pain management following the recent market entry of Pharmacist Only celecoxib.
Can pharmacists help prevent doping in sport?
The recent release of the updated 2019 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods from the World-Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) raises the question about the relationship...
PSA recommendations to improve medicine use in disability care
A critical lack of information about medicine use by people with disability prevents pharmacists from promoting the quality use of medicines within a vulnerable group.
Improving gout management one step at a time
Gout is a chronic arthritis associated with significant pain, joint damage and reduced quality of life. However, it can be effectively treated and its complications prevented with adherence to lifelong ULT using a treat-to-target approach.
