Australian Pharmacist

Ultimately, it took the COVID-19 pandemic to crystallise the immediate medicine safety and public health imperative for electronic prescriptions.

The second day of PSA’s annual conference kicked off with an inspirational keynote address from speed painter Sarah Rowan, who spoke about the need for creativity and blue sky thinking – all while producing an incredible piece of art.

Carefully taken patient histories are vital in helping recognise medicine-related harm. Transitions of care on admission to hospital and between clinical areas are risk points...

Joint PSA Lifetime Achievement Award winners Terry and Rhonda White AO discuss the origins of one of pharmacy’s most recognisable brands.

Many pharmacists have likely come across expired medicines, kept 'just in case' for later use. But stockpiling can create a number of medicine safety risks.

Pharmacists across the country are implementing innovative programs that help ensure medicines improve the health of their communities, rather than cause harm.