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Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care, Mark Butler, will deliver the opening address at PSA23 later this month  The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has confirmed that Butler will …

West Australian, Dr Fei Sim, will continue as the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s national president, as the organisation prepares for the start of Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA) talks.   …

Double dispensing is being compared to Labor’s short-lived ‘Pink Batts’ scheme, by one rural pharmacist  Regional and rural communities are set to face a “perfect storm” with “no doctors and …

Australia’s health system will come under increased pressure if 60-day dispensing is introduced, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) warns  Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, is being urged to scrap plans to …

Pharmacy bodies pay tribute to retiring Secretary of the Department of Health and Aged Care  Australia’s former Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Professor Brendan Murphy, is set to retire as Secretary of …

Common passions for pharmacists and medicines safety makes Adjunct Associate Professor Steve Morris an ideal fit as PSA’s new CEO  Experienced healthcare executive and pharmacist. Steve Morris will take the …

Data from the University of Canberra’s Pharmacists in Residential Aged Care Facilities (PiRACF) study shows on-site pharmacists can significantly reduce inappropriate use of medicines  With federal government’s on-site pharmacists in …

Pharmacists have the skills and knowledge to prescribe antibiotics responsibly, Dr Fei Sim, the president of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) believes  Speaking during a webinar hosted by the …

Securing government funding for pharmacist prescribing will be vital to ensuring the viability and accessibility of services, stakeholders believe  Subsidising pharmacists prescribing services through Medicare could deliver saving for the …

A senior official from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia believes the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) is claiming undue credit in relation to the NSW prescribing pilot   Gerard Benedet, …

Queensland-based community pharmacist, Thao Phan, is the first to complete the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s (PSA’s) new accreditation process Phan switched to the PSA program to complete her accreditation training after …

Discrepancies in the remuneration models for COVID-19 vaccines administered by different health professionals needs to be addressed, a pharmacy leader believes.   With all Australians aged 18 years and older …