Pushing boundaries: the pioneer pharmacist

Faye McMillan is a pioneer, paving the way for other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who want to work in the pharmacy profession.

Thunderstorm asthma in spring

This week marks the beginning of spring and National Asthma Week, a time when the National Asthma Council (NAC) urges Australians with asthma to...

Pharmacist of all trades

Distinguished Professor Gregory Peterson FPS has co-owned two pharmacies, been a hospital pharmacist and advised Sigma Pharmaceuticals. Now it’s teaching, research and other varied...

Breaking the silence on mental health

Annette Baker, whose portrait was one of 49 finalists in the inaugural Australian Mental Health Prize 2016, has worked hard to raise awareness about...

Take-home naloxone: How to ensure you save a life

In the pilot phase of the The national Take Home Naloxone (THN) program, ‘three lives were saved each day’, and it is expected that an even greater impact will be seen with the national rollout.

RACGP on dispensing during disasters

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has supported PSA’s call for better dispensing authorities without prescriptions for people with chronic disease during...