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...

Decoding the lure of the bush

Recruitment is a perennial challenge for rural pharmacy. So what is being done to change this? It will come as no surprise to many pharmacists...

From the President: Integrate further into primary healthcare and work together

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.

Caring during chaos; keeping the flame burning

Burnout, by its nature, isn’t easy to head off. Spotting the warning signs early gives the best chance of dealing with it.

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...

HPV vaccine – protective and no riskier than placebo

HPV vaccine protects against cervical precancer in female adolescents and does not increase the risk of serious adverse effects. This is the finding of Cochrane...