The importance of interprofessional collaboration

Symbol representing interprofessional collaboration in healthcare, showing teamwork and support
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...

Adapting an intern promotion to the pandemic

An enterprising intern ditched her planned diabetes consultations to master pandemic communication skills. The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) presented new challenges for Australians – among them...

New labelling will lead to safer antibiotic treatment

A new initiative to transform how pharmacists label antibiotics has been praised by the Federal Department of Health.

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...

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.

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.