Building a community business

A desire to be his own boss set PSA Life Member Richard Edwards on the path to pharmacy ownership in Melbourne.

Pharmacists should prepare for a wild thunderstorm asthma season

A ‘perfect storm’ is in the works in Victoria, with dangerous weather conditions and the impacts of COVID-19 potentially combining to wreak havoc in the state.

Amitriptyline for irritable bowel syndrome

Ordinarily used to treat other conditions, this trycylic antidepressant performed well in a recent trial on people with IBS. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is estimated...

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...

Getting the most out of PSA24

Two ECPs discuss the new additions to this year’s conference program and the improvements they expect to see in their practice.

Pharmacists can help improve medicine literacy

Helping consumers understand the language of medicines is the key message to emerge from this year’s Be Medicinewise Week. To improve this understanding, PSA encourages...