The impact of air pollution
Air pollution is making us sick according to local and global research, including a study linking exposure to air pollution with subsequent acute cardiac...
Inside a multidisciplinary antenatal vaccination clinic
To protect pregnant women and their unborn babies from the severe adverse outcomes associated with the virus, the first pharmacist-led COVID-19 vaccination clinic for pregnant women opened in Western Australia’s King Edward Memorial Hospital on 20 September.
Pain pointers: How to prepare your pharmacy for codeine change
Preparing now for the up‑scheduling of codeine‑containing medicines to prescription-only will mean pharmacists are in a better position to inform and educate their customers....
2018 PSA Offshore Refresher Conference
Delegates from the 43rd annual PSA Offshore Refresher conference have recently returned from host city San Francisco, where they networked while learning about the...
Psychotropic self-poisoning on the rise in youth
A new retrospective cohort study has found that self-poisoning, by ingesting psychotropic medicines, in Australian children and adolescents is increasing. The prescribed medicines...
New Parliamentary Friendship Group champions safer medicines use
The PSA has supported the launch of the inaugural Parliamentary Friends of Safe and Quality Use of Medicines event, using the opportunity to call...













