Opinion
What’s wrong with drug packaging?
Life would be so much easier—and safer—if drug packaging was designed with pharmacists in mind, writes Angelo Pricolo Sometimes we walk around the dispensary looking at things and wonder why …
I’ll see you at the Roadshow
PSA national president Joe Demarte is set to discuss the implications of the Pharmacy Remuneration and Reform Review February 2017 is an important month for PSA as the Remuneration and …
Why you can’t ignore your retail reality
How often do you think about how your patients experience your pharmacy? asks Sabrine Elkhodr On a sunny morning last September, my family and I were packing into the car …
The lessons we can learn from students
Pharmacy needs to engage with, and learn from, its future health professionals, writes Angelo Pricolo It was a privilege to have the opportunity to address the National Australian Pharmacy Students …
MedsASSIST… Who needs it now, right?
It’s more important than ever to keep using MedsASSIST, writes Jarrod McMaugh Access to codeine, and the risks associated with inappropriate use, has been a very contentious topic. It will …
Why pharmacy must support pill testing
Pharmacy needs to get serious about pill checking and other harm minimisation measures, writes Liam Murphy I’m just going to get straight to the point: the pharmacy industry and its …
Could codeine upschedule be pharmacy’s doing?
Could demotivated pharmacists have ultimately caused the codeine upschedule? asks David Paulmert From the first of February 2018, all over-the-counter codeine-containing products will be removed from their current schedule, and …
A question of ethics
Ethics and evidence essential when advertising services, says PSA national president Joe Demarte The shift to offering professional services in community pharmacies has gathered momentum over the past year and …
Flying high through troubled times
Handling the pressures of pharmacy is no mean feat… but we can take a few lessons from one aviation hero, writes Vanessa Lontos On November 4th 2010, Captain Richard Champion …
Making change work to benefit our profession
Healthcare reform is well and truly underway in Australia and will continue over the coming years, says Joe Demarte In the face of this, our profession needs to ensure that …
Whacking moles, a pharmacist and the TGA
Australia’s regulation of complementary medicines claims is badly flawed, write Sasha Hall and Tiana Moutafis The regulation of listed complementary medicines has become an increasingly important consumer issue. As part …
Why the Greens are right on drug reform
The war on drugs has failed, writes Angelo Pricolo… which is why the Greens’ new approach is so important It is hard to do anything but agree with almost every …