What are the challenges of running a pharmacy in paradise?
North Stradbroke Island is a picturesque escape just 30 kilometres from Brisbane, famous for its headlands, surf and white sandy beaches. But working in paradise comes with its own set of challenges.
The policymaker
Karen Castle MPS, PSA’s newest policy pharmacist, writes healthcare legislation and knows plenty about voluntary assisted dying requirements.
Insomnia: a home medicines review case study
Pharmacists have an important role to play in the management of insomnia, including recommending non-pharmacological management.
Navigating the Special Access Scheme
Use of the Special Access Scheme has dramatically expanded in recent years. For pharmacists supplying or prescribing medicine through this pathway, a more carefully calibrated lens is required.
Medication management in older Australians
A national pharmacy-led working group dedicated to improving the quality use of medicines for older Australians has issued 10 recommendations for better integrating healthcare...
Making medicine safety a National Health Priority Area
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s (PSA) two recently released reports, Pharmacists in 2023 and Medicine Safety: Take Care, both identify the need for medicine...













