Pharmacist interpreting service gets major expansion
Pharmacists have been given a powerful new tool for giving advice to Australia’s diverse communities, after the Department of Social Services substantially expanded access...
Why pharmacists should be embedded in healthcare teams
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s (PSA) Pharmacists in 2023 report found that the inclusion of pharmacists in healthcare teams will ensure that medicines are used...
Aged care in focus
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has heard clear calls for pharmacists, as a priority, to spend more time on the...
GPs use antibiotics as placebos: study
Most Australian GPs have used a placebo in practice at least once, with active placebos used far more than inert placebos, a new study...
Q&A: ‘I’m going overseas tomorrow . . . can you witness...
While pharmacists are now (very) familiar with rapid antigen tests (RATs) for COVID-19 testing, the practice of observed RATs for the purpose of international...
Offshore refresher: live and learn
PSA’s Offshore Refresher Conference this year took members to Europe. ECP Sinead Stone MPS went along, courtesy of a grant from Bayer.
It was...
