From the president: World Pharmacists Day 2022

I am delighted to celebrate World Pharmacists Day (WPD) 2022 with you later this month, my first since being elected to lead the PSA. My...

Aged care ECP

A chance to work on site in aged care helped ECP of the Year Dee-Anne Hull MPS uncover a new level of passion for the profession.

Seltzer is shorthand for carbonated water

In 1772 Joseph Priestley used vitriol, chalk, and water to create ‘an exceedingly pleasant sparkling water, resembling seltzer water’.

Bridging healthcare gaps for people with intellectual disability

Approximately 1.8% of Australians have an Intellectual Disorder (ID), with severe or profound impairment. Australian Pharmacist looks at how pharmacists can upskill to provide appropriate care to this patient group. 

Sustainable pharmacy practice is the order of the day

A resounding theme at the FIP World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Brisbane is the need for action on climate change.

Screening for kidney disease starts in pharmacy

Pharmacists are helping detect CKD sooner through point-of-care testing and risk assessment that connect at-risk patients with their GP. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a...