Pharmacists’ vaccination value adds up to saved lives

Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has praised pharmacists’ role in saving lives through expanded vaccinations in community pharmacies, and undertaken to pressure states to...

Taking care: the different areas of medicine safety

In its landmark Medicine Safety: Take Care report, PSA identified the frightening cost of medicine misadventure in Australia. With medicines safety a central theme...

Greater pharmacist role in Aboriginal health trialled

Pharmacist-led health interventions in Aboriginal communities came under the spotlight at PSA18 in Sydney yesterday, as delegates got early insight into some of the...

Pharmacy strategy to unite global regions

A new strategy was announced at the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) conference this week to further the scope of pharmacy practice and research. The 21st...

Managing children’s pain and fever with ibuprofen

Identifying and managing pain in children is a vital role for pharmacists. Commonly encountered paediatric pain can be categorised as pain associated with infection...

Pharmacy’s neuro-affirming approach to autism

By adopting neuro-affirming approaches pharmacists can reduce barriers to deliver more personalised care to autistic individuals.