For Bradley Butt MPS at his Cooleman Court Pharmacy in Canberra, dispensing robots and automation are just tools that help him focus on delivering award-winning pharmacy services to patients.

Three outstanding pharmacists recognised at the 2019 Victorian Pharmacists Dinner in Melbourne last week represent the difference dedicated members of the profession make every day to healthcare in the community. The executive officer of the Pharmacists’ Support Service (PSS), Kay...

Claire O’Reilly was an intern pharmacist when a patient experience got her thinking about a pharmacist’s role in improving mental health care. Now she’s Dr Claire O’Reilly FPS – academic, mental health researcher and trainer. How did you find this...

Dimitra Tsucalas FPS, co-owner of Ascot Vale Supercare Pharmacy, has seen it all. From late-night triage, shift workers, opioid seekers and everything in between, she says the best thing about 24-hour trade is the ability for patients to access...

Megan Tremlett MPS and Sue Carson MPS are two pharmacists forging new roles outside the norm in pharmacy. At PSA Queensland’s Annual Therapeutic Update this month, participants heard how they are following their dreams by pursuing work that was not...

The pharmacovigilance inspector role is fairly new to Australia. It requires tact, tenacity, excellent time management and travel. Sarah May became the Therapeutic Goods Administration’s first pharmacovigilance inspector in 2015. How did you become a pharmacovigilance inspector? It was by...

Deirdre Criddle FPS is a complex care coordinator pharmacist at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in WA, and also a senior pharmacist steering professional services and development. It keeps her busy – and inspired. Can you tell us what your complex...

Luke Vrankovich MPS, a former locum and one half of the Roaming Pharmacist duo, gained an online following living life on the road. So how is pharmacy ownership working out? Can you describe the ethos of The Roaming Pharmacist? It...

The social highlight of the annual PSA conference is the Gala Dinner, and this year certainly did not disappoint.

University of Western Australia student Alice Hashiguchi was awarded the 2019 PSA Mylan Pharmacy Student of the Year (PSOTY) Award last night. Ms Hashiguchi was selected from a group of six finalists for demonstrating exceptional skills in a practical setting. PSA...