Preventing emergency department use for non-urgent care
Emergency department (ED) presentations for non-urgent care can be lessened through improved healthcare services in the community, a new report has found.
The Australian Institute...
Helping high-risk holidaymakers
Highest risk travellers need additional support from pharmacists, particularly those who are visiting friends and relatives.
Beetroot juice for increasing exercise in heart failure
Why patients might ask about beetroot juice as a treatment for heart failure.
Beetroot is a staple in pretty much every true Aussie hamburger. However,...
Community pharmacists need to to move beyond vaccinations
With community pharmacists an integral part of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, it’s time to get serious about allowing pharmacists to administer other injectable medicines.
Aiming for zero medicine harm
It has been 3 years since medicine safety was announced as Australia’s 10th National Health Priority Area. How are we going at reducing harm...
Community spirited
Creating a pharmacy her community deserves is what drives PSA’s 2023 Pharmacist of the Year Elise Apolloni MPS – even if it means never quite getting enough sleep.