Indirect impacts of COVID-19

Australia has had relative success in suppressing the COVID-19 virus, but there continues to be myriad ongoing and wide ranging indirect impacts.

Hepatitis C deaths fall sharply but cure access dropping

The introduction of direct-acting antivirals therapies for hepatitis C in 2016 has contributed to a 20% decline in deaths attributed to the disease, but...

My Health Record – where to from here?

While the My Health Record (MHR) opt-out date of January 31 has come and gone, people still have the option to permanently delete their...

PSA’s critical role in 7CPA in spotlight

Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has asserted the critical role that PSA will play in drafting the 7th Community Pharmacy Agreement (CPA), shaping the...

Navigating South Pacific health care on a sea of data

A group of Melbourne pharmacists have developed a data aggregation and visualisation platform used for strengthening health supply chains, disaster response and improving health...

Management of migraines in community pharmacy

        Pharmacists play a vital role in supporting patients with migraines. People with headaches are one of the most common presentations to community pharmacies and pharmacists...