Is technology helping make medicine use in Australia safer?

After chairing the Medication Safety and Efficiency Conference, Deborah Hawthorne reflects on whether digital health is making care safer.

The role of the pharmacist in motor neurone disease

Motor neurone disease (MND) is a group of progressive, degenerative disorders of the motor neurones. Multidisciplinary care of patients is required as the disease progresses.

Chronic kidney disease: when the filters fail

Chronic kidney disease is a progressive long-term condition characterised by a gradual and usually irreversible decline in kidney function.

Q&A: CPD planning

PSA has developed a CPD planning tool available free to members, that intuitively helps pharmacists through each of the required steps.

Urinary incontinence: let’s talk about leaks

Incontinence often leads to reduced quality of life and is under-recognised due to stigma.

Real-time prescription monitoring comes to South Australia

South Australia is the latest state to introduce RTPM in a nation-wide effort to curb addiction, overdose and death.