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Better understanding the standards
The PSA has officially launched the Professional Practice Standards Quality Improvement and Self-Assessment Implementation Program The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia says the program aims to help pharmacists better understand and …
Young pharmacists key to shaping profession’s future
Early career pharmacists (ECPs) need to be involved in leading the expansion of the profession’s scope of practice, Ayomide Ogundipe says Australia’s pharmacy sector is amid a “paradigm shift in …
Health literacy and QUM boost
Peak health and consumer organisations, including the PSA, are set to work together to promote health literacy Two new grants have been awarded to support consumer health literacy and improve …
The week in review
Double dispensing is still ranking high in the headlines, plus organisations are looking for some key members The Community and Pharmacy Support Group claimed that Wesfarmers‘ InstantScripts had set to …
Pharmacies to boost access to the pill
Phase two of the NSW pharmacy prescribing trial is now underway, delivering improved access to the oral contraceptive pill Women aged 18 to 35 years who have had a prescription …
Vale Ross Brown
Profession mourns Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) founding father Tributes are being paid following the passing of Sydney pharmacist, and former PSA national president, Ross Brown AM. Noted as one …
Plotting a course to 2030
Stakeholders are being invited to participate in a consultation process to shape the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s (PSA’s) vision for the profession in 2030 The PSA is looking to set …
Albanese leads World Pharmacists Day plaudits
Australia’s political leaders laud the profession’s efforts to support communities across the country in a World Pharmacists Day video Politicians of all stripes are backing pharmacists to play a greater …
Pharmacists key in saving lives with naloxone
More than 3,000 lives have been saved since the Take Home Naloxone program began – but a shortage is making it harder to help people For International Overdose Awareness Day …
Benzos, stimulants increasingly implicated in drug deaths
Pharmacists have added their voices to calls for more government and organisational intervention in reducing drug overdose “Unintentional overdose death has far outpaced our population growth over the past two …
The week in review
The profession’s focus shifts back to Canberra, with plans for another protest against 60-day dispensing moving ahead, plus the announcement of a review into full scope The planned rally for …
Support to help ‘cement’ pharmacy’s future
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia and the National Australian Pharmacy Students’ Association have reaffirmed their longstanding partnership The partnership is aimed at enhancing support for pharmacy students at 18 universities …