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From the President: Caring for older Australians with compassion and expertise

Dr Fei Sim FPS BPharm (Hons) PhD FHEA GAICD FPS - May 5, 2000

Industry

At PSA we are proud to advocate for the critical role that pharmacists play in palliative care and aged care for medication supply and...

Metformin for wet (neovascular) age-related macular degeneration

Dr Esther Lau and Prof Lisa Nissen - June 12, 2000

CPD

References Khanna S, Shaw L, Hyman MJ, et al. Association of metformin use with risk of newly onset neovascular age-related macular degeneration development. Retina...

James Chalmers and Peter Guthrey MPS - August 9, 2000

Industry

Pharmacy practice is rapidly evolving. Here’s how the drastically reimagined Professional Practice Standards can help the profession adapt.

Future medicines

Ruth Cooper - October 17, 2000

Industry

References Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. Osteoporosis management and fracture prevention in postmenopausal women and men over 50 years of age. 2024. At:...

Clinical governance and the role of the pharmacist

AP Staff - October 16, 2000

CPD

References National Australia Bank Limited NAB Health Insights Special Report Part 1: The Health Consumer. November 2022. NAB Behavioural and Industrial Economics. At: https://business.nab.com.au/nab-health-insights-2022-56900/ ...

Changes to AIR information

AP Staff - April 18, 2000

Clinical

References 1. Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care. Mandatory reporting changes to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) from 1 March 2024. 2024. At:...

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Pharmacists should have been involved in the vaccine rollout much sooner

Vaccination scope harmonisation needs to happen, NOW

Prescribing restrictions on ivermectin: wrong approach

Equity fail: Antivirals mainly went to the wealthy

Vaccination rates need an urgent boost

Australians won’t accept the same restrictions next time

The new CDC could re-engage Australians with vaccination, but pharmacists need to be engaged

Why are the changes occurring?

What’s occurring internationally?

Will the changes work?

Change 1: Pack sizes will shrink

Change 2: Bottles banished, blisters better

What are pharmacists’ workflow considerations?

What medicine safety messages should pharmacists be relaying?

How should patient counselling change?

1. Verifying requests for continued dispensing or emergency supply

2. Determining a post-discharge medicine plan when a patient presents a hospital prescription

3. Looking for missing vaccines in AIR history

4. Checking if a medicine is 'new' when you haven't dispensed it before

5. Finding a recent pathology test in a discharge summary

Pharmacists continue to lead COVID-19 and influenza vaccination

Childhood vaccination continues to drop below the critical 95% mark

Long way to go on meningococcal B protection

64% older Australians are unvaccinated against COVID-19, among other killer diseases

NIPVIP continues to improve vaccine access

Changes are underway for COVID-19 vaccination

Pharmacists should have been involved in the vaccine rollout much sooner

Vaccination scope harmonisation needs to happen, NOW

Prescribing restrictions on ivermectin: wrong approach

Equity fail: Antivirals mainly went to the wealthy

Vaccination rates need an urgent boost

Australians won’t accept the same restrictions next time

The new CDC could re-engage Australians with vaccination, but pharmacists need to be engaged

Why are the changes occurring?

What’s occurring internationally?

Will the changes work?

Change 1: Pack sizes will shrink

Change 2: Bottles banished, blisters better

What are pharmacists’ workflow considerations?

What medicine safety messages should pharmacists be relaying?

How should patient counselling change?

1. Verifying requests for continued dispensing or emergency supply

2. Determining a post-discharge medicine plan when a patient presents a hospital prescription

3. Looking for missing vaccines in AIR history

4. Checking if a medicine is 'new' when you haven't dispensed it before

5. Finding a recent pathology test in a discharge summary

Pharmacists continue to lead COVID-19 and influenza vaccination

Childhood vaccination continues to drop below the critical 95% mark

Long way to go on meningococcal B protection

64% older Australians are unvaccinated against COVID-19, among other killer diseases

NIPVIP continues to improve vaccine access

Changes are underway for COVID-19 vaccination

Pharmacists should have been involved in the vaccine rollout much sooner

Vaccination scope harmonisation needs to happen, NOW

Prescribing restrictions on ivermectin: wrong approach

Equity fail: Antivirals mainly went to the wealthy

Vaccination rates need an urgent boost

Australians won’t accept the same restrictions next time

The new CDC could re-engage Australians with vaccination, but pharmacists need to be engaged

Why are the changes occurring?

What’s occurring internationally?

Will the changes work?

Change 1: Pack sizes will shrink

Change 2: Bottles banished, blisters better

What are pharmacists’ workflow considerations?

What medicine safety messages should pharmacists be relaying?

How should patient counselling change?

1. Verifying requests for continued dispensing or emergency supply

2. Determining a post-discharge medicine plan when a patient presents a hospital prescription

3. Looking for missing vaccines in AIR history

4. Checking if a medicine is 'new' when you haven't dispensed it before

5. Finding a recent pathology test in a discharge summary

Pharmacists continue to lead COVID-19 and influenza vaccination

Childhood vaccination continues to drop below the critical 95% mark

Long way to go on meningococcal B protection

64% older Australians are unvaccinated against COVID-19, among other killer diseases

NIPVIP continues to improve vaccine access

Changes are underway for COVID-19 vaccination

Pharmacists should have been involved in the vaccine rollout much sooner

Vaccination scope harmonisation needs to happen, NOW