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The Pharmaceutical Society
of Australia or PSA is
the
professional organisation of
Australian pharmacists. PSA is the
body that represents the entire
pharmacy profession in Australia,
though it is often overshadowed by
the more widely known
Pharmacy Guild of Australia.
PSA is a leading provider of
Continuing Professional
Development (CPD) and practice
support programs for Australian
pharmacists, and also organises
various pharmacy events including
the
Pharmacy Australia Congress
(PAC) and the Clinical Pharmacy
Exposition. PSA publishes the
Australian Pharmaceutical
Formulary, the
Australian Pharmacist
journal, and various other
pharmacy publications.
Members of PSA are entitled to
use the
postnominal MPS, while
Fellows of the Society are
entitled to use FPS.
Structure and history
PSA was formed in
1977 and is a federation of
the six state pharmaceutical
societies, several of which were
in existence before
Federation. The
Western Australian branch is
the only one which retains a
regulatory role, similar to the
Royal Pharmaceutical Society of
Great Britain, whereas the
other branches are incorporated
societies.
PSA is currently moving towards
a unified national structure,
formerly known as the Towards
One Pharmaceutical Society
(TOPS) initiative. During
2005, the Pharmaceutical
Society of Australia Transitional
Authority (PSATA) was formed as a
national decision-making body with
the power to make binding
decisions on branches.
The six state societies are:
- Pharmaceutical Society of
Australia New South Wales branch
- Pharmaceutical Society of
Australia Queensland branch
- Pharmaceutical Society of
Australia South Australian
branch
- Pharmaceutical Society of
Australia Tasmanian branch
- Pharmaceutical Society of
Australia Victorian branch
- Pharmaceutical Society of
Western Australia
