Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
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PSA is the only national peak body that represents all of Australia’s pharmacists across all practice settings. We're working to improve access to the best healthcare by optimising access to pharmacists across the country.
We're looking for a pharmacist to share their passion for vaccination and champion our profession 🤩
This is an opportunity to have a national impact, with our new PSA Vaccination Ambassador serving as the national voice of pharmacist immunisers and championing the profession’s role in vaccination.
This is an opportunity to have a national impact, with our new PSA Vaccination Ambassador serving as the national voice of pharmacist immunisers and championing the profession’s role in vaccination.
June 13, 2025 at 4:49 AM
We're looking for a pharmacist to share their passion for vaccination and champion our profession 🤩
This is an opportunity to have a national impact, with our new PSA Vaccination Ambassador serving as the national voice of pharmacist immunisers and championing the profession’s role in vaccination.
This is an opportunity to have a national impact, with our new PSA Vaccination Ambassador serving as the national voice of pharmacist immunisers and championing the profession’s role in vaccination.
Pharmacists are already trained immunisers. With appropriate workflows in place, they can leverage these skills to improve vaccination rates in aged care settings. Watch this video in Australian Pharmacist to find out more: www.australianpharmacist.com.au/all-pharmaci...
May 19, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Pharmacists are already trained immunisers. With appropriate workflows in place, they can leverage these skills to improve vaccination rates in aged care settings. Watch this video in Australian Pharmacist to find out more: www.australianpharmacist.com.au/all-pharmaci...
Trailblazer Neil Petrie MPS was yesterday awarded the inaugural PSA AMH Aged Care Pharmacist of the Year. Recognised by many as one of the nation's foremost leaders in aged care pharmacy practice, Neil has dedicated his career to ensuring older Australians can access the expertise of pharmacists.
May 2, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Trailblazer Neil Petrie MPS was yesterday awarded the inaugural PSA AMH Aged Care Pharmacist of the Year. Recognised by many as one of the nation's foremost leaders in aged care pharmacy practice, Neil has dedicated his career to ensuring older Australians can access the expertise of pharmacists.
PSA congratulates Angus Thompson MPS on being named the 2025 PSA MIMS Credentialed Pharmacist of the Year 🙌
May 2, 2025 at 10:31 AM
PSA congratulates Angus Thompson MPS on being named the 2025 PSA MIMS Credentialed Pharmacist of the Year 🙌
Would your current workflow have caught these errors in time? Australian Pharmacist takes a confronting look at patient misidentification, and the urgent need for stronger systems and processes. www.australianpharmacist.com.au/what-happens...
What happens when patient identification goes wrong? - Australian Pharmacist
Identifying patients should be a routine task, but missteps have occurred at an increased rate, sometimes leading to disaster.
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April 16, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Would your current workflow have caught these errors in time? Australian Pharmacist takes a confronting look at patient misidentification, and the urgent need for stronger systems and processes. www.australianpharmacist.com.au/what-happens...
Documentation isn’t just for audits. It’s your best ally in patient care, risk management and professional practice.
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Note taking for pharmacists - Australian Pharmacist
Accurate, clear and concise note taking can save pharmacist careers. But what is the best format for your notes?
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April 13, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Documentation isn’t just for audits. It’s your best ally in patient care, risk management and professional practice.
www.australianpharmacist.com.au/note-taking-...
www.australianpharmacist.com.au/note-taking-...
The Therapeutic Guidelines on antibiotics have had a major update that all pharmacists prescribing and dispensing therapy for UTIs need to know.
Therapeutic Guidelines overhaul UTI treatment - Australian Pharmacist
Expansive changes have been made to the Therapeutic Guidelines on antibiotics, encompassing over 1,400 drug recommendations.
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April 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The Therapeutic Guidelines on antibiotics have had a major update that all pharmacists prescribing and dispensing therapy for UTIs need to know.
The Federal Election has been called for 3 May. Now is the time for action – to translate recommendations into tangible reform, starting with further investment in the pharmacist workforce.
March 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The Federal Election has been called for 3 May. Now is the time for action – to translate recommendations into tangible reform, starting with further investment in the pharmacist workforce.
Today PSA recognises Close the Gap Day, acknowledging the confronting lack of progress against the four Priority Reform areas of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap.
March 20, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Today PSA recognises Close the Gap Day, acknowledging the confronting lack of progress against the four Priority Reform areas of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap.
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Thank you to those who joined us today for an early morning ‘wellbeing walk’ ahead of #NSWATU25! What a wonderful view to share with colleagues. 💙 @pharmasocau.bsky.social @kdunkley.bsky.social
March 1, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Thank you to those who joined us today for an early morning ‘wellbeing walk’ ahead of #NSWATU25! What a wonderful view to share with colleagues. 💙 @pharmasocau.bsky.social @kdunkley.bsky.social
While we thank our pharmacists every day, we officially mark #ThankYourPharmacistDay💊 annually in March bringing together patients, community leaders and stakeholders from across the health sector to acknowledge the vital work of our pharmacists.
February 27, 2025 at 12:10 AM
While we thank our pharmacists every day, we officially mark #ThankYourPharmacistDay💊 annually in March bringing together patients, community leaders and stakeholders from across the health sector to acknowledge the vital work of our pharmacists.
Reminder that tomorrow's SGM will start at 6pm AEDT. Members are encouraged to join in person at PSA's Canberra office or online from 5.45pm AEDT. The meeting link is available to members at https://buff.ly/4aDcFlq
February 18, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Reminder that tomorrow's SGM will start at 6pm AEDT. Members are encouraged to join in person at PSA's Canberra office or online from 5.45pm AEDT. The meeting link is available to members at https://buff.ly/4aDcFlq
Members are reminded to submit proxy votes if unable to attend this week's Special General Meeting. Visit https://buff.ly/4aLeugc to lodge your proxy vote before 6pm AEDT on Tuesday.
February 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Members are reminded to submit proxy votes if unable to attend this week's Special General Meeting. Visit https://buff.ly/4aLeugc to lodge your proxy vote before 6pm AEDT on Tuesday.
📣 REMINDER PSA MEMBERS: Join our SGM on Wednesday at 6pm AEDT and have your say on changes to PSA's constitution. There is no need to register, just join via https://buff.ly/4aDcFlq
Can't make it? Submit your proxy vote before 6pm AEDT on 18 February at https://buff.ly/3WV0Pxu
Can't make it? Submit your proxy vote before 6pm AEDT on 18 February at https://buff.ly/3WV0Pxu
February 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
📣 REMINDER PSA MEMBERS: Join our SGM on Wednesday at 6pm AEDT and have your say on changes to PSA's constitution. There is no need to register, just join via https://buff.ly/4aDcFlq
Can't make it? Submit your proxy vote before 6pm AEDT on 18 February at https://buff.ly/3WV0Pxu
Can't make it? Submit your proxy vote before 6pm AEDT on 18 February at https://buff.ly/3WV0Pxu
The overwhelming response to PSA's Medicine Safety: Child and Adolescent Care report highlights just how important it is to address medicine harm in some of our most vulnerable groups.
Read more about PSA's Medicine Safety: Child and Adolescent Care report at https://buff.ly/2x5yh8b
Read more about PSA's Medicine Safety: Child and Adolescent Care report at https://buff.ly/2x5yh8b
February 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The overwhelming response to PSA's Medicine Safety: Child and Adolescent Care report highlights just how important it is to address medicine harm in some of our most vulnerable groups.
Read more about PSA's Medicine Safety: Child and Adolescent Care report at https://buff.ly/2x5yh8b
Read more about PSA's Medicine Safety: Child and Adolescent Care report at https://buff.ly/2x5yh8b
Today PSA NSW Vice-President Lily Pham MPS and State Manager Amanda Fairjones MPS joined Pharmacists Addressing Loneliness (PALs) founder Jenny Kirschner MPS to give evidence to the Parliamentary Enquiry on the prevalence, causes and impacts of loneliness in NSW.
February 6, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Today PSA NSW Vice-President Lily Pham MPS and State Manager Amanda Fairjones MPS joined Pharmacists Addressing Loneliness (PALs) founder Jenny Kirschner MPS to give evidence to the Parliamentary Enquiry on the prevalence, causes and impacts of loneliness in NSW.
Can't make it to the PSA Special General Meeting? Proxy voting is available to ensure your voice is heard. Head to https://buff.ly/4aLeugc to log in to the voting portal using your PSA member number and email address, and cast your proxy vote, its that easy.
February 5, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Can't make it to the PSA Special General Meeting? Proxy voting is available to ensure your voice is heard. Head to https://buff.ly/4aLeugc to log in to the voting portal using your PSA member number and email address, and cast your proxy vote, its that easy.
Our Medicine safety: Child and adolescent care report paints a worrying picture of medicine use, including 120,000 kids under 14 experiencing an adverse event due to medicines in the last six months alone.
Find out how you can make a difference: https://buff.ly/4jDyEgk
Find out how you can make a difference: https://buff.ly/4jDyEgk
February 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Our Medicine safety: Child and adolescent care report paints a worrying picture of medicine use, including 120,000 kids under 14 experiencing an adverse event due to medicines in the last six months alone.
Find out how you can make a difference: https://buff.ly/4jDyEgk
Find out how you can make a difference: https://buff.ly/4jDyEgk
Members are invited to join the PSA Board for an information session on Tuesday evening about proposed amendments to PSA's constitution.
Questions can be submitted to feedback@psa.org.au, or during the session using the Q&A box.
Visit https://buff.ly/4aDcFlq to register.
Questions can be submitted to feedback@psa.org.au, or during the session using the Q&A box.
Visit https://buff.ly/4aDcFlq to register.
February 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Members are invited to join the PSA Board for an information session on Tuesday evening about proposed amendments to PSA's constitution.
Questions can be submitted to feedback@psa.org.au, or during the session using the Q&A box.
Visit https://buff.ly/4aDcFlq to register.
Questions can be submitted to feedback@psa.org.au, or during the session using the Q&A box.
Visit https://buff.ly/4aDcFlq to register.
PSA is proud to support all pharmacists, across all areas of practice. As our organisation continues to grow, so too does our suite of education, advocacy, and professional support for all PSA members.
Hear why Consultant Pharmacists CSI Chair Deborah Hawthorne is voting FOR a stronger PSA.
Hear why Consultant Pharmacists CSI Chair Deborah Hawthorne is voting FOR a stronger PSA.
January 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
PSA is proud to support all pharmacists, across all areas of practice. As our organisation continues to grow, so too does our suite of education, advocacy, and professional support for all PSA members.
Hear why Consultant Pharmacists CSI Chair Deborah Hawthorne is voting FOR a stronger PSA.
Hear why Consultant Pharmacists CSI Chair Deborah Hawthorne is voting FOR a stronger PSA.
Today PSA releases the Medicine safety: Child and adolescent care report revealing the extent of medicine problems in children and adolescents, costing the economy at least $130m each year.
Find the full report and PSA's recommendations for change at https://buff.ly/4jDyEgk
Find the full report and PSA's recommendations for change at https://buff.ly/4jDyEgk
January 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Today PSA releases the Medicine safety: Child and adolescent care report revealing the extent of medicine problems in children and adolescents, costing the economy at least $130m each year.
Find the full report and PSA's recommendations for change at https://buff.ly/4jDyEgk
Find the full report and PSA's recommendations for change at https://buff.ly/4jDyEgk
PSA members, electronic early voting is open now for our upcoming SGM. It's straightforward to submit your vote in just a few clicks and ensure your voice is heard.
Find links to register for next week's info session and to submit your vote at https://buff.ly/4aDcFlq
Find links to register for next week's info session and to submit your vote at https://buff.ly/4aDcFlq
January 29, 2025 at 7:10 AM
PSA members, electronic early voting is open now for our upcoming SGM. It's straightforward to submit your vote in just a few clicks and ensure your voice is heard.
Find links to register for next week's info session and to submit your vote at https://buff.ly/4aDcFlq
Find links to register for next week's info session and to submit your vote at https://buff.ly/4aDcFlq
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After five years under The Pharmacy Guild of Australia ownership, the Australasian College of Pharmacy is set for another takeover. @pharmasocau.bsky.social #PharmacyEducation #PharmaSky
Transformational acquisition announced
After five years under Guild ownership, the Australasian College of Pharmacy is set for another takeover The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) is planning a “transformational” move to acquire...
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January 28, 2025 at 3:13 AM
After five years under The Pharmacy Guild of Australia ownership, the Australasian College of Pharmacy is set for another takeover. @pharmasocau.bsky.social #PharmacyEducation #PharmaSky
PSA has had a blast at NAPSA Congress this week, speaking with students from universities around the country about our role in advocacy, education and professional support for Australia's pharmacists.
January 17, 2025 at 2:58 AM
PSA has had a blast at NAPSA Congress this week, speaking with students from universities around the country about our role in advocacy, education and professional support for Australia's pharmacists.
To all the pharmacists, pharmacy assistants and technicians working over the holiday period to provide care to Australians when and where they need it, thank you 💙
December 22, 2024 at 9:00 PM
To all the pharmacists, pharmacy assistants and technicians working over the holiday period to provide care to Australians when and where they need it, thank you 💙