PSA
Caitlin Duff is Tassie intern of the year
Caitlin Duff, now a community pharmacist in Burnie, has been announced as the PSA MIMS Australia Tasmanian Intern of the Year for 2014. The award, announced in in Ulverstone, celebrates …
Profits, not patients, win under deregulation: Kardachi
Profit would be put ahead of patients and professional services if large-scale corporate ownership of community pharmacies was permitted as recommended by the Harper Review, says PSA national president Grant …
Pharmacists key in mental health team
Industry stakeholders have welcomed the release of the Report of the National Review of Mental Health Programmes and Services by Minister Ley, which acknowledges the role for pharmacists in the mental healthcare team. …
Pharmacy partnership to create healthcare destinations
Eight companies and the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia have announced a partnership to help transform pharmacies into healthcare destinations. The partners involved are Pfizer Australia, Bayer, Reckitt Benckiser, Johnson & …
PSA Board urges action on Community Pharmacy Agreement
The Board of the PSA has issued a call to action to its members to ensure the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement provides the best possible outcomes for consumers and the …
Pharmacists key in interprofessional collaboration
As pharmacists we need to be active in improving inter-professional collaboration and communication. I feel that the way to move our profession forward and facilitate positive change, is for passionate …
Laura Norman is NSW Intern of the Year
Gunnedah intern Laura Norman has been announced as the PSA MIMS Australia NSW Intern of the Year for 2014. The award celebrates the achievements of exceptional interns in developing skills …
PSA, Aspen create innovation grants
The PSA and Aspen Pharmacare Australia have announced new awards to recognise and celebrate innovation in pharmacy through sustainable business practices. The Aspen Pharmacare Australia and PSA Innovation Grants seek …
PSA calls for real-time codeine reporting
The PSA has released a position paper recognising the growing use of OTC analgesics containing codeine in the community, and expressing concern with the rising levels of harm associated with …
Cream of WA’s pharmacists announced
The best of WA’s pharmacists have been acknowledged at the Western Australian Pharmacists Award night in Perth. Pharmaceutical Society of Australia WA Branch President, Teresa Di Franco, said the event …
PSA Awards nominations open
Nominations for the PSA Awards for Excellence are now open. National President of PSA, Grant Kardachi, says the PSA Excellence Awards acknowledge and recognise some of the profession’s great achievers. …
PSA defends pharmacy on gouging, cartel claims
A newspaper report published today refers disparagingly to pharmacists as “a union of men and women in white coats” who will “who will get to gouge the public purse for …
