Community spirited

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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.

A breast cancer drug for seizures

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Status epilepticus is a medical emergency. It is commonly defined as 30 minutes of continuous seizure activity, or repeated seizures without full recovery of...

Visionary pharmacist named year’s best at PSA18

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John Jackson FPS has been named PSA Pharmacist of the Year for his decades-long commitment to developing new practice and funding models, and for...

Medicine safety in aged care must be improved

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One in five unplanned hospital admissions for aged care residents is the result of inappropriate medicines use, a new report from PSA reveals.

Medicines safety in breastfeeding

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Pharmacists play an important role in advising parents and carers of breast-fed infants about their safe use of medicines. The benefits of breastfeeding are...

The true cost of chronic pain

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Around 3.24 million Australians are suffering from chronic pain daily, costing the economy $139.3 billion in 2018, a new report by Painaustralia has suggested.1 The...