Free smoking cessation CPD for Victorian pharmacists
From June, pharmacists across metro and regional Victoria will have access to free training sessions to help their patients quit smoking.
‘Pharmacists are highly respected...
Statins and vitamin D for migraines
First there is the intense throbbing and pulsating headache on the one side of your head, then the nausea sets in and you want...
Safety syringe wins Pharmacy Shark Tank
A three-pronged safety system aimed at cutting errors in medicine dosing in hospital settings has won the Pharmacy Shark Tank at PSA18.
Professor Lyndal Trevena...
Loneliness and the pharmacist advocate
Enforced isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly increased the level of loneliness in Australia.
Antimicrobial use decreasing, but resistance still a threat
Antimicrobial use has declined dramatically in Australia during the pandemic, but the figures show there is no room for complacency.
Pharmacists have skills to help with COVID-19 vaccine roll-out
The range of vaccines trained pharmacist immunisers can administer should be expanded in order to protect the community, PSA has argued in its 2021–22 Pre-Budget Submission to the Victorian Government.
