Home truths: overcoming barriers to Home Medicines Reviews
Pharmacists performing Home Medicines Reviews overcome many barriers in daily practice to deliver this vital service.
When Dr Lisa Kouladjian O’Donnell MPS first contacted...
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...
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.
Loneliness
Despite being the most technologically connected society in history, we appear to be the loneliest. Robust scientific evidence has declared loneliness a significant danger to the health of the individual and the public health system.
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.
Maintaining standards
The PSA’s WA Pharmacist of the Year Richard Smirk serves as the Clinical Advisor Pharmacy at the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) in Perth.
