PSA
John Anich awarded PSA Life Membership
Well-known Mossman pharmacist John Anich OAM has been awarded Life Membership of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia. The PSA Queensland Branch President, Bruce Elliot presented the award at the Society’s …
Rhonda White awarded Bowl of Hygeia
Prominent pharmacy figure Rhonda White was announced last week as the recipient of the PSA’s most prestigious pharmacy award in Qld, the Bowl of Hygeia. PSA’s Qld Queensland branch president, Bruce Elliot, presented …
Elizabeth Jordan, George Taylor named as top Tassie pharmacists
Visionary pharmacist, George Taylor, has been announced as the winner of the Tasmanian Pharmacy Lifetime Achievement Award, while Elizabeth Jordan, from the Pharmacy Department at the Royal Hobart Hospital, was …
Victorian pharmacists to play ‘pivotal’ medicinal cannabis role
Victorian pharmacists will play a pivotal role under proposals announced by the Victorian Government to make medicinal cannabis available to some patients under exceptional circumstances from 2017, says the PSA. …
PSA launches GP-Pharmacist Connect
The PSA’s proposed model to integrate pharmacists into GP practices has received such great support that today the PSA has announced the launch of a new service: GP-Pharmacist Connect, to …
GP role is within current pharmacist scope of practice: PSA
The PSA has stressed that its model for pharmacists to be integrated into GP clinics incorporates roles that are within the pharmacist’s current scope of practice. Acting national president of …
Global celebrations for World Pharmacists Day
Pharmacists around the world are celebrating World Pharmacists Day today, says FIP. The International Pharmaceutical Federation says it has heard about a variety of events being prepared by its member …
Educating community on World Pharmacists Day
Friday September 25 is World Pharmacists Day and to mark the occasion, the PSA has launched a campaign letting the community know of the great work that pharmacists do and …
PSA welcomes Turnbull Government’s health portfolio team
The PSA has welcomed the continuing appointment of the Hon Sussan Ley as Minister for Health, and the announcement of Senator the Hon Fiona Nash as Minster for Rural Health …
PSA seeks consensus document on biological medicines
The PSA has released its position statement on biologics, stating that it believes a consensus Australian document on terminology and definitions relating to biological medicines, including biosimilar medicines, should be …
Pharmacy scope of practice needs to change
Pharmacy needs to reconsider ‘cheesy’ non-evidence-based services, stop letting pharmacists hide out the back and stop trying to out-Wool Woolworths, experts say. The sector needs to move from supply of …
Pharmacists key in complementary medicines… but no support for homeopathy
The PSA has issued a position statement recognising that complementary medicines may have a role in the management or treatment of some conditions, and that pharmacists are ideally placed to …