Pharmacy profession calls for progress on prescribing

Momentum for pharmacist prescribing continues to grow, with a third of participants at a recent forum calling for the profession to move forward with...

How should chronic pain in children be approached?

There is limited research on the effectiveness of pharmacotherapy in treating in children with chronic pain. So what is the best approach and how...

How pharmacists can treat people with migraine

A look at the pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatment options and preventative measures that pharmacists can recommend to stave off migraine attacks. A common reason people...

New data on Australia’s health and medicines use

More than 62,000 hospital admissions for heart failure in Australia could have been prevented and more than 400,000 bed days avoided, according to new...

Which pronoun should I choose?

Pronouns are words used to refer toa person and contribute to a person’s gender identity. They can develop and change over time and can be gender specific (e.g. she/her/hers or he/him/his) or gender neutral (e.g. they/them/theirs or ze/hir/hirs).

Budget’s funding welcome, but more is needed for pharmacy

PSA has welcomed the government’s commitment to pharmacy in the 2019-20 Federal Budget through the extension of the Administration Handling and Infrastructure (AHI) fee...