Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
WA gives green light for pharmacist UTI treatment
Women in Western Australia can now receive treatment for urinary tract infections (UTIs) through community pharmacies Pharmacists in WA who have undergone specific training will be able to prescribe antibiotics …
Time is running out to get 60-day dispensing right: Tyrrell
The government’s $148.2 million transitional fund for rural pharmacies fails to ease crossbench senator’s concerns Measures need to be implemented to ensure community pharmacies are not adversely impacted by the …
Naloxone for all
Everyone should carry naloxone, especially members of the police, a patient advocate believes Pharmacists are being urged to lobby state and territory health ministers to push for their governments to …
Pharmacy can’t do more for less
Community pharmacy can be the solution to Australia’s primary healthcare access crisis, but funding will be needed Fresh funding will be critical to enabling community pharmacists to play a greater …
Former NPS MedicineWise boss appointed as PSA CEO
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 …
PSA eyes future with branch elections
Voting for the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia elections starts at midday today Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) members are being urged cast their ballots in the organisation’s state branch …
PSA pitches $3m 4-year GP-pharmacist prescribing pilot
Budget submission angles for more regional non-dispensing pharmacist roles and MBS item numbers to support them A Federal Government $3 million funded GP-Pharmacist Collaborative Prescribing Pilot to create opportunities for …
PSA CEO search deadline looms
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s (PSA’s) hunt for departing CEO, Mark Kinsela’s successor, is entering its final days ahead of the 29 January deadline for applications. Canberra-based firm, Cantlie …
Pharmacist vaccination gives evidence to back prescribing role
Successful community pharmacy-based vaccination programs should be used as evidence of pharmacists’ competencies to prescribe Schedule 4 medications, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) National President, Dr Fei Sim, believes. Addressing …
Fighting for higher pay
PSA is ‘waking up’ as an organisation and moving forward on key topics such as pharmacist remuneration, says president Chris Freeman The current rate of pay for pharmacists does not …
AJP chats with… Dr Shane Jackson, President PSA
Dr Shane Jackson, President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, talks to AJP Editor Chris Brooker about the organisation’s three key areas of focus. He shares the ways in which the PSA …
Pharmacist vaccination: where we are now
Thousands of pharmacists are now accredited to deliver jabs across the country This week the PSA announced it has clocked over 2,350 pharmacists in Australia who have completed its Immunisation …