Chronic spontaneous urticaria: an overview
Pharmacists may be the first contact point for patients experiencing symptoms of chronic spontaneous urticaria. This article aims to provide an overview of the condition and management options, with a …
Holding your head up high: restoring professional confidence after experiencing an incident
Normalising the process of healthcare mistakes and acknowledging that it may feel uncomfortable and hard, is a way in which a pharmacist can take back control of the situation. By …
Butler to launch vision for pharmacy
Minister for Health and Aged Care, Mark Butler, will unveil a plan for the evolution of the pharmacy profession for the next six years The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s (PSA’s) …
‘We’re a third-world country in terms of drug access’
Health professionals’ ability to initiate women on HRT is being limited by medicines shortages, Senate committee told Prescribers are being left with difficult choices when it comes to starting hormone …
APC drops KAPS for new assessment
Overseas trained pharmacists to sit new skills competency assessment from March 2025 Australia’s Knowledge Assessment of Pharmaceutical Sciences (KAPS) exams will be dropped at the end of the year in …
NSW pharmacist update
Information from the Pharmaceutical Services Unit (PSU) Â The PDL Professional Officers often receive enquiries relating to the validity of psychostimulant prescriptions written for NSW patients. Â The Pharmaceutical Services …
‘This is like a land mine.’
Complaints over DAAs, missing S8s and owing scripts shared by proprietor and NSW Pharmacy Council member in reminding owners of their responsibilities Owners are ultimately responsible for everything that happens …
New therapy on the way
A new Pharmacist-Only smoking cessation medicine is soon to be available A smoking cessation medicine newly available and approved in Australia has been listed as a Schedule 3 (Pharmacist-Only) medicine. …
Turning over a new page
Pharmacist Dr Amy Page named inaugural director of new medicines research centre Two leading pharmacists are at the helm of the newly launched Centre for Optimisation of Medicines, School of …
Research roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news An update on oral antiplatelet drug interactions with proton pump inhibitors: what are the risks? Aspirin and anti-P2Y12 are widely prescribed …
Police seek witnesses to pharmacy heist
ACT Police call for assistance to track down individuals who helped locate pharmacy bandit A 39-year-old Canberran man is facing charges relating to a robbery at Priceline Pharmacy in Amaroo …
Sim re-elected for third term
Associate Professor Fei Sim will lead an experienced PSA board in 2024/25 Western Australian pharmacist, Associate Professor Fei Sim has secured a third term as the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s …