Clinical Tips: Medication health for seniors
Dr Ben Basger looks at how pharmacists can protect seniors from adverse events caused by medications Did you know that one in four community-living older people are hospitalised for medication-related …
Engaging your male customers
Experts believe that if healthcare practitioners had a clearer understanding of men’s differing health needs, healthcare promotions and services could be more effective, writes Leanne Philpott You might say men …
Weekly Dose: Truvada, the drug that can prevent HIV infection
Efficacy is estimated to be as high as 99% in men who have sex with men who take Truvada daily. Sharon Lewin, Consultant Physician, Department of Infectious Diseases, Alfred Hospital & …
Getting to grips with colds and flu
The overwhelming sea of over-the-counter cold and flu treatments will have many customers turning to their pharmacist for advice, writes Leanne Philpott If we’re honest I think all of us …
Evidence for complementary medicines: the value of science and traditions
Brenda Davy takes a look at the the evidence base for CMs Complementary medicines have existed for centuries and have provided the basis for many of the formulations of ‘conventional’ …
Weekly Dose: Valium, the ‘safer choice’ that led to dependence and addiction
Weekly Dose: Valium, the ‘safer choice’ that led to dependence and addiction Moira Sim, Edith Cowan University Valium is a brand name for diazepam, which belongs to a group of …
Dodgy CAM Claims: where does the hype end and health fraud begin?
Pharmacy has a lot to learn from the Sensaslim debacle—but is it interested in doing so? wonders Ian Carr A short few years ago, one Groundhog Day in the diet …
The drugs made me do it: can prescription side-effects be an excuse for crime?
The drugs made me do it: can prescription side-effects be an excuse for crime? Arlie Loughnan, University of Sydney This week, a man who murdered his wife while she slept …
Australian GPs are offered guidelines not relevant to their patients, and they often ignore them
Australian GPs are offered guidelines not relevant to their patients, and they often ignore them Gerard Gill, Deakin University Guidelines for GPs are often based on evidence and studies performed …
Why disruption and pharmacy are a perfect marriage
Pharmacists must marry disruption rather than contemplate our destruction by its unstoppable force, says Rob Sztar. It is widely discussed that pharmacy faces an uncertain future in the face of …
Building for the future
New PSA appointment is helping to building the next generation of pharmacy leadership, says Joe Demarte I would like to warmly welcome Taren Gill to the PSA Board. Her appointment …
Ice and speed, the drugs that kept soldiers awake and a president young
Weekly Dose: ice and speed, the drugs that kept soldiers awake and a president young Julaine Allan Ice is a slang name for crystal methamphetamine – a stimulant drug that …