Medicine safety – opportunities for practice, policy and research
Medicine safety will be improved through empowering consumers and a combination of practice, policy and research initiatives.
Dan Schneider, star of ‘The Pharmacist’, talks medicine safety
Remaining ‘vigilant’ is the key to disrupting the harmful influences of opioid prescribing to people at risk of addiction, US pharmacist-turned opioid misuse detective Dan Schneider told attendees at PSA21 Virtual today.
Victoria’s SafeScript means changes for pharmacists
Community pharmacists in Victoria have less than three months to ensure they have an active connection with a Prescription Exchange Service (PES), so they...
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.
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.
Vaccination rates wane as COVID-19 and influenza cases ramp up
Vaccination rates are rapidly slipping in vulnerable older Australians. Three pharmacists share their advice for turning this around.
