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.
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...
Visionary pharmacist named year’s best at PSA18
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
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
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
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...













