Here’s how pharmacists can help patients manage chronic pain

There is room for improvement in the relationship between people with chronic pain and their pharmacist, new research has shown.

How Deanna Mill MPS made professionalism a career

A career as a hospital pharmacist was always the goal for Deanna Mill MPS. But after meeting other young pharmacists through PSA’s Early Career Pharmacists network, she decided to step outside of her comfort zone and explore what else pharmacy had to offer.

The policymaker

Karen Castle MPS, PSA’s newest policy pharmacist, writes healthcare legislation and knows plenty about voluntary assisted dying requirements.

Low-dose codeine use drops while prescriptions continue

Research from the University of New South Wales National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) has shown a decline in illicit low-dose codeine use...

The use of metformin to treat prostate cancer

In Australia, prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer in males, with its prevalence increasing with age, but metformin may have a...

A preventable tragedy that changed drug approval forever

Thalidomide’s period of use may have been short but its ramifications have lasted decades, both for people who suffer deformities from its effects and...