Solutions for minimising medicine stockpiling

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 need support to deliver drug and alcohol treatment

A new report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has revealed the burden of drug and alcohol use in rural and...

Pharmacists recognised as Queen’s Birthday honourees

The Queen’s Birthday honourees included seven pharmacists, acknowledging their diverse contributions to the profession, and speaks to pharmacy’s impact in healthcare. The pharmacists recognised represented...

Pondering aged care

After starting my pharmacy career working in a neonatal intensive care unit, tending to the pharmacy needs of premature babies, I have now come...

Pharmacists in 2023 – unlocking the future of pharmacy

A major new PSA report, Pharmacists in 2023, reveals a roadmap for the changes needed to ensure the profession’s potential is realised – and...

Inside a multidisciplinary antenatal vaccination clinic

To protect pregnant women and their unborn babies from the severe adverse outcomes associated with the virus, the first pharmacist-led COVID-19 vaccination clinic for pregnant women opened in Western Australia’s King Edward Memorial Hospital on 20 September.