Five funding recommendations to improve medicine safety

Increased funding for pharmacists in aged care and rural and remote communities would save lives and improve health outcomes, PSA has argued in its...

PSA18 maps out the future of pharmacy

PSA18 has wrapped up in Sydney, with the future of pharmacy firmly in sight as PSA presented the Pharmacists in 2023 Discussion Paper, a...

Pharmacist roles and remuneration in the spotlight

Leading lights, up-and-comers and stalwarts of the pharmacy industry will unite in Sydney later this week to discuss how the full potential of pharmacists...

From the President: Onboard with aged care

Earlier this year the outgoing Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt announced the government would allocate $345.7 million in the 2022–23 federal Budget for pharmacists in aged care.

Spending on medicines rises even as dispensing drops

Australian prescription dispensing volume is lower, but spending on PBS medicines has increased in the past two years, according to the Australian Institute of...

Help patients beat the extreme heat

Australia is in the midst of a record-breaking heatwave – with Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, the ACT and NSW all reaching maximum...