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Like a bat out of hell
Things won’t return to the old ‘normal’, so pharmacies have to innovate and be clever to thrive as restrictions lift, say Bruce Annabel and Mal Scrymgeour When the coronavirus potentially …
Clinical tips: Biologicals and biosimilars
Biosimilars and the pharmacist’s role in their supply remains controversial, writes Carlene McMaugh Biological pharmaceutical products have been a part of the landscape of therapeutics for a number of years …
‘We won’t go back to what we did before.’
AJP speaks to a Melbourne pharmacy professor and a student on how education and placements have been transformed during the COVID-19 pandemic The pandemic has sped up changes which may …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Risk of major bleeding among users of direct oral anticoagulants combined with interacting drugs A population‐based nested case–control study has shown …
Is the future looking more certain?
What does the 7CPA mean for the pharmacy business sales market? Natalie Sirianni provides the latest update Now that we are in the new financial year, the Seventh Community Pharmacy …
Clinical tips: falls
Louis Roller looks at the risk factors and preventive strategies for falls Falls are a main cause of morbidity and disability in older persons. More than one-third of persons 65 years …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Clinical impact of antipsychotic and benzodiazepine reduction Data from the Reducing Use of Sedatives (RedUSe) project involved 150 Australian …
A look into the future
Will drones soon be dropping medication to our doors? Robert Read looks at a development that may revolutionise pharmacy We’re already starting to see some exceptional examples of innovation come …
Clinical tips: ADHD
Louis Roller takes a look at a common but often stigmatised condition “The hardest thing about ADHD is it is ‘invisible’ to outsiders. People just assume that we are not …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news EULAR recommendations for the diagnosis of gout The European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) has published updated evidence-based updated recommendations for the …
Shining your light
How to find the attitude and language you need to make your pharmacy a women’s health ‘beacon’? Glenn Guilfoyle provides some tips So you are looking to increase your pharmacy’s …
Clinical tips: stress management
With all the challenges 2020 has thrown at us, stress management is more important than ever, writes Louis Roller In these difficult stressful days of catastrophic bushfires, floods, COVID-19, recession, …