Reforming Australian mental health care – pharmacists’ roles
Mental health and substance use disorders are among the five leading causes of disease burden in Australia. What role can pharmacists play?
Expect an increase in demand for long-acting injectable buprenorphine
Changes to the Opioid Dependence Treatment program could make long-acting injectable buprenorphine the best option for many people.
PSA22 in pictures
Over 3 days, pharmacists gathered for a mix of learning and social events at PSA22. See if you can spot yourself in the crowd.
Missing conversations
Patients are being harmed because we are not talking about the adverse effects of mental health medicines.
How to grow our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pharmacist workforce
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are drastically underrepresented in the pharmacy profession, accounting for just 0.3% of the pharmacist workforce. This disparity impacts...
Changes to PBS antibiotic prescribing
In a move aimed at reducing antibiotic resistance, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) has recommended that four of the most widely prescribed antibiotics...














