Don’t judge the obese

Most people with clinically severe obesity live and die without the underlying disease having ever been treated, leading global expert in obesity, Professor John...

PSA successfully lobbies for pharmacist recommendations

Pharmacists have been recommended to access Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items to manage medicines for patients who require complex care. The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia...

Government pledges to improve medicine safety in aged care

The Federal Government has committed to improving medicine safety in aged care, as part of a $537 million response to the interim report of...

How pharmacists can help diagnose and manage cow’s milk allergy

Awareness is growing about childhood allergies, especially peanut allergy. But according to the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA), the symptoms of...

Pharmacists welcome new SA Health Minister

The appointment of new South Australian Health Minister Peter Malinauskas MLC was welcomed by the PSA SA/NT Branch last month. Mr Malinauskas has replaced former...

From the President: Inequitable consumer access to care a priority for...

As the 21 May election draws close, PSA’s election platform has renewed calls to prioritise better consumer access to healthcare through fairer remuneration for pharmacist-delivered services.