PSA Vice President Professor Mark Naunton MPS[/caption]
Medicine use in aged care: a pill for every ill?
With medication issues the top cause of complaints in aged care homes (ACH), we examine attitudes towards the current services, and canvass possibilities for...
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.
Five ways to address gaps in rural and remote healthcare
More than 1.3 million Australians in rural and remote areas do not take their medicines at all or as intended, according to a new report from PSA.
Obstructive sleep apnoea
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is characterised by repetitive, partial (hypopnoea) or complete (apnoea) occlusions of the upper airway during sleep, resulting in frequent arousals...
Discouraging medicine sharing
Promoting the safe use of medicines within multicultural communities is the main focus of New South Wales Multicultural Health Week, from 7 to 11 September.
