Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has praised pharmacists’ role in saving lives through expanded vaccinations in community pharmacies, and undertaken to pressure states to expand the service. Mr Hunt was speaking at the opening plenary of the Australian Pharmacy Professional...

A range of apps enable pharmacists and patients to see and/or manage their medical information. As the benefits of My Health Record (MHR) become more widely known, its uptake and usage can be expected to grow. As pharmacists, we...

Changes to the National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS) now allow more people to access the Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) products available under the scheme for free. A new online course to support pharmacists in caring for people living with diabetes...

A major new PSA report, Pharmacists in 2023, reveals a roadmap for the changes needed to ensure the profession’s potential is realised – and improve health outcomes for all Australians. Here is an introduction to first action point. Pharmacists in...

PSA has this week lodged two major submissions addressing pharmacist remuneration. The first is our response to the Medicare Benefits Schedule Review Taskforce, where we put forward a number of proposals to better use exisiting MBS services by harnessing...

The tyranny of distance in Australia should make telepharmacy a potent force in healthcare. But a nationwide video conferencing service that’s dedicated to preventing medication misadventure in our most isolated regions remains a fledgling prospect. Why the disconnect? The North...

While the My Health Record (MHR) opt-out date of January 31 has come and gone, people still have the option to permanently delete their record at any time. Here's some top tips to communicate to patients about MHR moving...

We are working to achieve the 11 key actions in Pharmacists in 2023 to unlock opportunities for pharmacists as the custodians of medicine safety. I was delighted to launch Pharmacists in 2023: For patients, for our profession, for Australia’s health system...

As interviews for the Aged Care Royal Commission continue, medical experts have voiced concerns about the overuse of psychotropics as medical restraints in aged care facilities, but Department of Health secretary Glenys Beauchamp told the commission that the government...

Quinine’s use in treating malaria is linked to the expansion of European colonisation over the last 400 years. Quinine is derived from the bark of the Peruvian cinchona plant and is believed to have been first imported to Europe to...