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...

Pharmacists in 2023 report embraced

Pharmacists are underutilised in the Australian healthcare system and should be able to practise their skills to their full scope, says Dr Richard Di...

Improved medicines use must be a target of mental health reform

Mental illness has been treated as an ‘add-on to the physical health system’, the Productivity Commission has found, with up to 1 million Australians...

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...

Keeping it renal

Outside his usual kidney care, renal pharmacist Lindon Clark can be found hiking and climbing around Queensland.

Collaborate to identify and resolve drug-related problems

An Australian study indicates pharmacists should play a larger role in identifying and resolving drug-related problems (DRPs) as part of a collaborative general practice...