Australians’ understanding of their medicines falls short
Research into older Australians taking multiple medicines has highlighted fragmented communication between prescribers and shortcomings in patient understanding of their various medicines.
In a study...
PSA: pharmacists need support to improve Australia’s health
Following the announcement of this year’s Federal Election date, PSA looks forward to working with an incoming Government to support a healthier Australia by...
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...
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 submission calls for urgent action on rural healthcare
The Federal Government needs to create a Commonwealth Chief Pharmacist role and urgently develop a discussion paper to address rural pharmacy quality, access and...
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...
