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.

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...

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...

Pharmacist stress in the pandemic

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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

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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.

Pharmacists: the secret ingredient in the quit smoking journey

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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,...