Peter Waterman Moves on National Public Affairs director, Peter Waterman is moving on from the PSA . Peter proved to be very successful and highly professional in his role. i2P wishes him every success in his career progression.

October 7, 2015 PSA welcomes key role for pharmacists in dispensing medicinal cannabis Victorian pharmacists will play a pivotal role under proposals announced by the Victorian Government to make medicinal cannabis available to some patients under exceptional circumstances from 2017. Acting National President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, Michelle Lynch, said that under the…

October 2, 2015 No pharmacist prescriber role in PSA model The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has today stressed that its model for pharmacists to be integrated into GP clinics incorporates roles that are within the pharmacist’s current scope of practice. Acting National President of the PSA, Michelle Lynch, was responding to reports of a position statement issued by…

September 24, 2015 PSA celebrates World Pharmacists Day with campaign highlighting value of being member of the society (MPS) Friday September 25 is World Pharmacists Day and to mark the occasion the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has launched a campaign letting the community know of the great work that pharmacists do and that Members of…

September 17, 2015 PSA seeks consensus to promote understanding of biosimilars The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia believes a consensus Australian document on terminology and definitions relating to biological medicines, including biosimilar medicines, should be developed as a priority to promote accurate and common understanding of this subject. In its Biosimilar medicines position statement, released today,…

1 September 2015 CommuniquÉ from the Pharmacy Practitioner development Committee The Pharmacy Practitioner Development Committee (PPDC) met in early August 2015 and has continued to progress work on the review of the National competency standards framework for pharmacists in Australia. Key considerations of the PPDC included the following. Enhancing the domain on Leadership and management. …

August 28, 2015 PSA welcomes new Project Manager for RUM  The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has welcomed the appointment of Victorian pharmacist Toni Riley as Project Manager of theNational Return and Disposal of Unwanted Medicines Limited (The RUM Project). Ms Riley will take over as the new Project Manager from September 1, 2015, replacing Simon…

PSA calls for more research into medicinal cannabis August 14, 2015 The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia today released a position statement on the investigation of the potential therapeutic value of and therefore possible medicinal uses for cannabis. The PSA cautions that the document does not aim to address implications or barriers to the calls to…

August 13, 2015 PSA15 most successful PSA onshore conference to date The recent PSA15 conference held in Sydney has emerged as the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s most successful onshore conference to date. Around 900 registrations were recorded for the event, a record for a PSA conference. Chief Executive Office of PSA Dr Lance Emerson said the success of the event would help shape…