Medicine safety: The big picture

Dr Libby Roughead MPS is Senior Principal Research Fellow at the University of South Australia’s School of Pharmacy, where her work focuses on quantifying...

Blockchain exec pushing for the end of paper prescriptions

Australian laws requiring use of paper documents prevent new technological solutions that could inhibit prescription fraud. That’s the diagnosis of Dr Tal Rapke, chief executive...

Help patients beat the extreme heat

Australia is in the midst of a record-breaking heatwave – with Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, the ACT and NSW all reaching maximum...

Consumer-generated data could improve health outcomes

A new study suggests that consumer-generated health data (CGHD) could empower patients, improve health outcomes, and reduce instances of self-diagnosis online.  The Australian research examined...

ECPs – opening up

Early career pharmacists now make up the majority of the sector’s workforce, so how do they see the future panning out? Young, smart but underutilised...

Australian pharmacists get seat at global table

The international voice of Australian pharmacy has been amplified by the appointment of PSA National President Dr Shane Jackson to the International Pharmacy Federation...