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Setting the agenda
AJP wants your help in identifying the 12 pharmacists who are driving the profession into the future One of the high points of the pharmacy calendar …
Are herpes and Alzheimer’s linked?
The brains of Alzheimer’s patients seem to contain higher levels of human herpes viruses than healthy brains, according to new research In a large-scale analysis …
Clinical tips: cholesterol
Louis Roller takes a look at cholesterol, its types and the risks posed by LDL-C Cholesterol is a fatty substance that is carried around the …
We need to get real on CAMs
Pharmacists have to make up a lot of ground to meet the expectations of consumers and other health professionals in the advice offered on complementary …
Man caught after syringe robbery
A man has been charged after holding up a pharmacy with a blood-filled syringe The man allegedly went to the Blooms The Chemist pharmacy in …
Making a difference in aged care
When a pharmacist first turned up at an aged care home in Canberra, staff didn’t know what to do with him… but by the time …
GP pharmacists: stakeholder perspectives
What do patients, general practice staff and community pharmacists think about general practice pharmacists? A new qualitative pilot study published in the Australian Journal of …
10 latest stats on medicine use in Australia
A new report shows the number of prescriptions fell in 2016 to 2017, while PBS spending grew by 11% from the previous year According the …
Murdered pharmacist remembered as ‘kind and loving’
A “wonderful” pharmacist has been shot dead in an apparent murder-suicide in Biloxi, Mississippi Local station WLOX is reporting that Daniel Day, the manager and …
Could toothpaste influence resistant bacteria?
A common ingredient in toothpaste and hand wash could be contributing to antibiotic resistance, according to University of Queensland research A study led by Dr Jianhua …
New partnership for Advantage
Advantage Pharmacy Group has formed a joint venture partnership with Arana Pharmaceuticals The new partnership will enable the group to add increased warehousing and distribution …
How pharmacists can help medicines compliance
FIP has released a new Australian-led report into pharmacy interventions to improve adherence in older people New medicines services, more counselling when a medicine is …
Reviewing the evidence
AJP looks closely at some of the statements in the recent JPPR debate between GP Dr Evan Ackermann and consultant clinical pharmacist Debbie Rigby This …