Community pharmacy’s role in the quality use of medicines

The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia's (PSA) Pharmacists in 2023 report indicates that empowering community pharmacists will help to prevent medicines misadventure.  This second action point in the...

At the end of life, pharmacists are essential

PSA’s ASPIRE Palliative Care Foundation Training Program gives pharmacists the skills to deliver this vital care – to patients and families.

Why pharmacists are integral to mental health treatment

There is an over-reliance on medicines to treat Victorians with mental health conditions, a royal commission into the state’s mental health system has found.

PBS listing brings new option for arthritis treatment

The first PBS-listed treatment for active non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis will be available immediately to some patients, after the Federal Government negotiated a compassionate access...

7CPA: a step forward in improving medicine safety

As the detail of the Seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement is worked out, five subject matter experts share their thoughts so far. Pharmacy in Australia...

How this pharmacist experiences the best of both worlds

An only child of Vietnamese boat people, WA’s Pharmacist of the Year Phuong Nguyen MPS combines pharmacy with big business.