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Pharmaceutical Society of Australia A ‘momentous day’; PSA welcomes start of vaccine roll out The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia – the peak organisation representing Australia’s 34,000 pharmacists – has labelled today a momentous day in Australia’s history as Phase 1a of the COVID-19 vaccination strategy commences. PSA National President, Associate Professor Chris Freeman, said pharmacists across Australia are excited by the first doses being administered today as the COVID-19 vaccine roll out marks the beginning of Australia’s exit from the pandemic. ‘Australia’s healt...

Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Australia’s pharmacists are responding to the Federal Government’s call to assist in the COVID-19 vaccination program, with 1,000 pharmacists registering and more than 700 attending a Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) webinar session last night in preparation for their involvement in Phase 1 and 2 of the vaccination rollout. The webinar – which included senior government officials leading the COVID-19 vaccination plan joining PSA President, Associate Professor Chris Freeman – provided information on the Commonwealth program, the role...

Pharmacists integral to improve health outcomes for Australians The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) – Australia’s peak pharmacy body – has called on the Federal Government to implement six strategic measures in its 2021-22 Budget Submission that will enable pharmacists to significantly improve health outcomes for Australians. Among the recommendations is the proposal to revise aged care funding instruments and invest $197.8 million over four years to support residential aged care facilities in directly engaging pharmacists to reduce preventable harm caused by medicines. PSA ...

* Updated PSA Media Release* The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has called on the Federal Government to implement four strategic measures in...

The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia today welcomed the Therapeutic Goods Administration approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to be rolled...