Community spirited
Creating a pharmacy her community deserves is what drives PSA’s 2023 Pharmacist of the Year Elise Apolloni MPS – even if it means never quite getting enough sleep.
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.
Pharmacist stress in the pandemic
Managing an increased workload, medicine shortages, myriad legislation changes, reduced staff numbers and an anxious public has seen pharmacists' stress levels rise.
Vaccinating in-house and hub
When the Tasmanian government called for immunisers to staff its COVID-19 vaccination clinics, community pharmacist Robert Beaumont MPS was eager to put his qualifications to good use.
A breast cancer drug for seizures
Status epilepticus is a medical emergency. It is commonly defined as 30 minutes of continuous seizure activity, or repeated seizures without full recovery of...
Pharmacists: the secret ingredient in the quit smoking journey
Each year, approximately 15,500 Australian families face the grief and trauma of someone they love dying from a disease caused by smoking. In 2017,...













