How pharmacists can prepare for thunderstorm asthma season

The National Asthma Council Australia has released a new guideline to upskill pharmacists in thunderstorm asthma management.

New beginnings for PSA’s Pharmacist of the Year

Congratulations PSA Pharmacist of the Year Faye McMillan MPS for her appointment as Professor of Indigenous Health at UTS.

The essential medicines adviser

Bernadette Cappello MPS has gone from community pharmacy, through the federal Department of Health to the World Health Organization in Geneva.

Glauber’s salt: the laxative of choice until the 1900s

Until ‘more sophisticated alternatives’ came about in the 1900s, Glauber’s salt was the global go-to purgative.

New leaders, new faces

The 2017 PSA Branch Committee elections attracted a record voter turnout of 24% up from 17% in 2014. For the first time, PSA offered...

Lessons from four decades in pharmacy

Community pharmacist Dianne Brown MPS has helped many patients achieve better health outcomes during her four-decade career. The secret? Building strong relationships and a desire to help.