Research winners for PSA18
Researchers examining polypharmacy within aged populations have won the best paper and best poster categories at PSA18.
Lauren Corre and a team of University of...
Indigenous communities at risk of antimicrobial resistance
Pharmacists say a new approach is needed to treat the high rates of bacterial infections among remote Indigenous communities after a new study suggested...
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.
SSRIs for mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease
Could selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) help reduce the burden of Alzheimer’s disease and prevent decline from mild cognitive impairment?
An estimated 10% of people...
Medicine safety in aged care must be improved
One in five unplanned hospital admissions for aged care residents is the result of inappropriate medicines use, a new report from PSA reveals.
The startling extent of Australia’s medication overuse
A new report has found that Australians continue to overuse certain medicines. Pharmacist intervention is necessary to keep this issue in check, said the...
