Team PSA 2026: Caroline Diamantis FPS, Prof Mark Naunton MPS and Bridget Totterman MPS[/caption]
A/Prof Fei Sim and Prof Mark Naunton[/caption]
Clinical features 
Warm compresses are the cornerstone of treatment, helping to soften the lesion, bring pus to the surface and encourage spontaneous drainage. A clean face cloth soaked in warm (not hot) water should be applied to the closed eyelid for 2–5 minutes, twice daily during the active phase. Once the stye begins to drain, any discharge should be gently wiped away using a clean, warm washcloth. After resolution, continuing warm compresses once daily may help prevent recurrence.2 
Real-time update
Real-time prescription monitoring (RTPM) is gaining momentum and now operates across large swathes of Australia. What does it mean for pharmacists?
Minimising harm, building trust
Australian Pharmacist of the Year 2017 Irvine Newton OAM FPS was inaugural chairman of PSA’s Harm Minimisation Committee in Victoria.
Safety culture vital for reducing hospital dispensing errors
A new study highlights the importance of pharmacists collecting data and identifying why dispensing errors happen in order to significantly reduce how often they occur.
Experts recommend 10 ways to prevent medicine-related harm
A group of Australia’s leading medicine safety experts is calling for action to reduce avoidable deaths, hospitalisations and quality-of-life impacts caused by unsafe medicine use.
The connection between emotional and physical pain
What happens when emotional pain becomes physical? Dr Anchita Karmakar and clinical pharmacist and PainWISE Director Joyce McSwan explore this concept.
When Dr Karmakar lost...
Data shows pharmacists more distressed in 2020
Between mid-March and late April last year, the Pharmacists’ Support Service received a massive 88% increase in calls from distressed pharmacists compared with the same period in 2019,
