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.

The true cost of chronic pain

Around 3.24 million Australians are suffering from chronic pain daily, costing the economy $139.3 billion in 2018, a new report by Painaustralia has suggested.1 The...

Pharmacist of all trades

Distinguished Professor Gregory Peterson FPS has co-owned two pharmacies, been a hospital pharmacist and advised Sigma Pharmaceuticals. Now it’s teaching, research and other varied...

‘We don’t have good data on medication errors’: Deputy CMO

Connecting information across healthcare systems and settings will help improve the quality use of medicines (QUM), according to experts at the virtual 2021 National Medicines Symposium, held on 18 May.

Emily Griffin keynote address to the Medication Safety and Efficiency Conference

PSA Victorian Early Career Pharmacist of the Year Emily Griffin's keynote address to the Medication Safety and Efficiency Conference.

Leading Victorian pharmacists honoured

Three outstanding pharmacists recognised at the 2019 Victorian Pharmacists Dinner in Melbourne last week represent the difference dedicated members of the profession make every...