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...

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...

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...

From the president: Medicine safety is vital to improving disability care

Last month, I had the pleasure of meeting many of you at our annual PSA22 flagship conference in Sydney, where we also launched our...

What pharmacists need to know about the early flu outbreak

An early start to flu season might lead patients to seek out the vaccine earlier than usual. But while healthcare practitioners stress the need...

Out of the shadows  

Pharmacists are embracing new opportunities to play a greater role in multidisciplinary teams focused on mental health.  Australian Pharmacist spoke with two mental health...