Practice advice Q&A: Fax machines
How can our medical system still rely so heavily on the fax machine for crucial communications? What are the modern alternatives?
Prior to the inception...
Medicine safety – a new national priority
A watershed moment for patients, pharmacists and medicine safety was reached last week when federal, state and territory health ministers declared Medicine Safety and...
Consultant pharmacist excellence awarded
Two pharmacists were honoured at PSA’s Consultant Pharmacist Conference (CPC26), held from 29–31 May 2026 on the Gold Coast.
Patrick Reid extended interview
I've been lobbying pretty hard for a long time as both a pharmacist and the CEO of a large aged-care provider for pharmacists to...
Pharmacists assisting in drug dependency
The recent upscheduling of codeine has pushed issues around drug dependency into the spotlight. So how can community pharmacists help minimise harm at the...
Mandatory reporting: New reporting rules give advance warning
On 1 January 2019, new laws will enforce the mandatory reporting scheme for medicine shortages – a welcome change.
It’s a very difficult conversation...












