The importance of interprofessional collaboration

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Case Scenario  The nurse unit manager (NUM) of the general medicine ward in the hospital approaches you. She has noticed that her junior nursing staff...

What do pharmacists around Australia most want to know?

Every week, PSA’s Pharmacist-to-Pharmacist Advice Line phones ring hot on a range of different topics impacting the profession.

Federal Budget delivers new medicine tracking system

A new medicines listing guarantee and supply chain reforms are two measures welcomed by pharmacists in the 2020–21 Federal Budget.

New COVID-19 vaccines on the way for Australia

Australians will have access to a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as March 2021, the federal Minister for Health announced today. 

Eye protection important for regular mask users

A new Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme listing last week for dry eye product Cationorm ties into a quirky review of a new area of literature from United States researchers. 

The growing importance of point-of-care testing

Point-of-care testing is expanding as community pharmacies deepen their engagement with consumers. With more than 5,700 locations dotted across Australia, ranging from the busiest metropolitan...