Rural and remote COVID-19 patients unable to access essential antivirals

What happens to vulnerable patients when there are no prescribers? This pharmacist found out the hard way during a recent wave of COVID-19.

Podcast: allergic rhinitis and adults

Hay fever affects one in five Australian adults. This podcast explores why allergic rhinitis in adults it's not just a minor ailment.

PSA’s resident accredited pharmacist

Tracking war brides who married US servicemen to supporting accredited pharmacists at their new PSA ‘home’, Sarah Gillespie FPS has done it all. Tell us...

The pharmacists who went above and beyond in 2020

Three pharmacists have been honoured at PSA’s inaugural ACT Excellence Awards for their service to the community during a difficult year.

The Great Pox

From 1493 onwards, everyone who was anyone caught syphilis. Ivan the Terrible, Henry VIII, Friedrich Nietzsche, Gauguin, Keats, Oscar Wilde, Beethoven, Manet and Al Capone all allegedly picked up the disease. Given that the ‘Great Pox’ was a known venereal disorder, it is no surprise Casanova also made the ever-growing list.

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.