This article was sponsored and developed in collaboration with PSA and Carers NSW[/caption]
However, pharmacists may perceive medication errors or non-adherence as a carer’s inability to fulfil this role,
A new study has found that parents who generally accept vaccination are susceptible to anti-vaccination rhetoric from politicians, suggesting that vaccine messaging needs to account for a wider array of dissenting voices.
The web-based study asked 411 participants with children...
Cocaine has a long history of use in the treatment of pain and inflammation – and in recent decades as a recreational drug.
Cocaine is an extract of the leaves of the coca plant, which has been grown in...
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 and reduced Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) wait times.
PSA National President Dr Chris Freeman said PSA...
Fewer than half of all community pharmacists received a pay rise last year, new research has revealed.
The Community Pharmacists Employment and Remuneration Report 2018, released by Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA), supports the findings and recommendations made in PSA’s Pharmacists...
A new report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has revealed the burden of drug and alcohol use in rural and remote Australian communities, and the lack of readily available treatment. But community pharmacists can have...
An early start to flu season might lead patients to seek out the vaccine earlier than usual. But while healthcare practitioners stress the need for vaccinations, pharmacists are being urged to educate their patients on the need to delay...
Greater funding is needed to unite the pharmacy profession with other healthcare professionals. This was the powerful message that came out of PSA’s NSW/ACT Annual Therapeutic Update (ATU), held on 22-24 March in the Hunter Valley.
The ATU conference drew...
As the date for implementation of the Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) Act moves closer, the development of clinical practices around the law is underway. But what are the challenges involved?
The Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) recently published a paper...
PSA’s Pharmacists in 2023 vision advocates the implementation of a ‘research culture’ in Australia. Here’s how members can pursue valuable research in their own practices.
It’s there in Action 10 of the PSA’s just-released Pharmacists in 2023 roadmap of...
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s (PSA) Pharmacists in 2023 report found that the inclusion of pharmacists in healthcare teams will ensure that medicines are used safely and appropriately. But a certain level of investment is required first.
Action item three in...
