Bitter pills

With three deaths a day involving opioid use, Thea Cowie explores what role pharmacists can play in reducing the toll and ensuring the safe use of opioids.

Pharmacist wins award for service to the community

Canberra pharmacist Brad Butt was awarded the Australian Patients Association’s Most Outstanding Community Pharmacist of the Year.

Improving access to HMRs post-cardiac event

Delayed access to Home Medicines Reviews is putting patients hospitalised for cardiac events at risk of another event.

Going locum

Locum pharmacist Esther Staal MPS wakes up to birdsong, takes scenic walks and improves health services – while travelling.

PSA standards for CPD for pharmacists now published

The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) recently launched the PSA Standards for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for Pharmacists, marking a new era for the...

Highlights from the NSW/ACT Annual Therapeutic Update

More than 150 COVID-safe pharmacists gathered in Manly in Sydney last weekend (13–14 March) for 2 days of professional and personal development at PSA’s...