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How should we deprescribe gabapentinoids, according to the Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines[/caption]
Pharmacists have always prescribed, but they have the potential to prescribe much more
Digital first
Andrew Matthews MPS is the Australian Digital Health Agency’s Director of Medicines Safety. In that role, he hopes to ensure pharmacists are fundamental to healthcare’s digital future.
Navigating big career changes with PSA’s NSW Intern of the Year
Bridgette Mackley discusses something every pharmacist has experienced – the exciting, slightly terrifying transition from pharmacy student to intern and from intern to registered pharmacist.
The policymaker
Karen Castle MPS, PSA’s newest policy pharmacist, writes healthcare legislation and knows plenty about voluntary assisted dying requirements.
New data reveals overprescribing of antibiotics in hospitals
Almost one-quarter of prescriptions in hospitals have been assessed as inappropriate, and one-third were non-compliant with guidelines, according to new data from the Hospital...
Supporting terminally ill patients
Having an easily-accessible palliative care pharmacist in every community would improve medicine management for terminally ill Australians, said Helen Stone MPS, PSA State and Territory Manager South Australia and Northern Territory.
From the President: Include pharmacists on the Medicare Benefits Schedule
A key tenet of PSA’s strategic intent is ensuring pharmacists are rewarded and recognised to reflect our high levels of training, our expertise and...
