Is combined NRT therapy the best bet for smoking cessation?

Groundbreaking new research has found that current smokers are three times more likely to die from cardiovascular disease (CVD), but these risks greatly decrease...

Opioid therapy challenges in rural Australia

For more than a decade, healthcare workers in rural and remote areas have been aware of the rising incidence of non-prescribed opioid medicines use....

Australia’s rise in accidental drug-induced overdoses

As the rate of accidental prescribed drug-induced overdoses continues to climb, pharmacists have an increased responsibility to focus on early intervention. The Penington Institute’s Australia’s...

Pharmacists deliver on all fronts

Two PSA members will join the Deputy Chief Medical Officer Professor Michael Kidd on the National Medicines Policy Review Committee, due to start work next month.

PSA24 social round up

From the ECP party to the morning walks and member breakfast, pharmacists have had a vast array of social events to choose from at PSA24.

Dry skin management

Pharmacists can advise patients and demonstrate the use of emollients for the treatment of dry skin. A consensus statement on the management of dry skin...