Over 30% increase in asthma deaths in one year

The significant rise in Australian asthma deaths is cause for immediate and widespread concern. Here’s what experts say needs to change.

Half the country locks down with affected pharmacies short staffed

Pharmacists share the pressures of operating in COVID-19 hotspots and the extra pressure the 3-day testing rule places on an already skeleton staff.

New COVID-19 booster advice

Just ahead of an apparent end-of-year surge in COVID-19 cases in the two most populous states, Federal Minister for Health Greg Hunt announced on 12 December that the booster program would be fast-tracked.

Pharmacists receive 2022 Australia Day Honours

PSA Lifetime Achievement Award recipients Valerie Constable FPS, John Coppock FPS and Bill Horsfall FPS, together with Chemist Outlet Founder Niels Bowen MPS, were among 545 people to receive a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2022 Australia Day honours.

Pharmacy Future: Vision 2023

PSA has called for transformational change in the pharmacy profession within five years. So what could that future state look like? ‘By 2023, pharmacists within...

First Queensland community pharmacists join COVID-19 vaccine effort

Community pharmacists in Queensland delivered their first COVID-19 vaccinations this week, with 49 rural and remote locations now eligible to begin vaccinating patients.