This time last year, fires were raging across the country at warp speed. Before fire season strikes again, pharmacists would benefit from having some preventative measures in place.

With pharmacists taking on more advanced roles than ever, PSA’s revised Code of Ethics for Pharmacists sets out accountability.

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

Theresa Flavin, a 57-year-old mother of five, was diagnosed with dementia at just 46. She says older Australians and those with cognitive dysfunction need a pharmacist ‘on the team’ to promote the quality use of medicines and prevent medicine-related harm. 

After a pharmacy rep career, Mohamed Bassuny MPS now manages a pharmacy in Victoria that will remain open until very late.

There are 344 registered interventional clinical trials under way for the treatment and prevention of COVID-19. The WHO is looking at four of them.