Australia’s youngest next to receive COVID-19 vaccine
With the COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6 months to 5 years given the green light in the United States, Moderna’s Chief Medical Officer Dr Paul Burton expects the infant vaccine to roll out in Australia next month.
Environmentally responsible inhaled respiratory treatments – Implications for practice
Ziqi is a regular at your pharmacy. She has popped in today to purchase a salbutamol pressurised metered dose inhaler (pMDI). You notice on her dispensing history that this will be her third in the last 4 weeks and she is overdue to have her repeat for her budesonide dry powder inhaler (DPI) filled.
Culturally safe care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
The PSA has released Guidelines for Pharmacists Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples with Medicines Management.
Pharmacy evolution – doing things differently
Community pharmacies must continue to evolve if they wish to thrive into the future. What does that look like in practice?
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Community pharmacy’s role in the quality use of medicines
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia's (PSA) Pharmacists in 2023 report indicates that empowering community pharmacists will help to prevent medicines misadventure.
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How PSA’s 2021 joint Lifetime Achievement Award recipients led the way
Over a combined 103 years, the joint recipients of this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award, Valerie Constable and the late John Ware, helped progress the pharmacy profession for the next generation.
