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‘I’m loving being a pharmacist right now.’
In our latest Staff Spotlight, we speak with Alicia Martin, community pharmacist at Capital Chemist Wanniassa in the ACT 1. What kind of activities do you do over the course …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Effect of Antihypertensive Medication Reduction vs Usual Care on Short-term Blood Pressure Control in Patients With Hypertension Aged 80 Years and …
Lighting the beacon
How to increase your profile as a ‘beacon’ pharmacy for women’s health? Glenn Guilfoyle provides some tips So you are looking to increase your pharmacy’s women’s health profile, and become …
Clinical tips: hair loss
Brad Butt takes a look at the causes, types and treatments of hair loss in men and women To understand hair loss you must first have an understanding of the …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Warfarin and paracetamol interaction Paracetamol can increase a patient’s INR in a dose-dependent manner. Concomitant use of paracetamol and warfarin can …
The shape of things to come
What might the pandemic recovery period look like for community pharmacy? Mal Scrymgeour and Bruce Annabel take a glimpse into the future Speculating about the recovery we might expect after …
Advertising in the 1930s
A Tasmanian news magazine from August 1930 shines a light on advertising claims for medicines of that time, writes Ralph Tapping The Illustrated Tasmanian Mail was a 70-page weekly magazine …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Risk Versus Benefit of Combined Aspirin and Warfarin Therapy in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation In this retrospective, cohort study …
Digital health: where to next
Electronic prescriptions are here, but are you taking full advantage of this innovative technology, or are you still trying to do everything the ‘old way’? by Ben Wilkins In conjunction …
Dealing with epidemics
Ralph Tapping takes a closer look at two relatively recent epidemics that generated fear and apprehension, but also led to vital medical breakthroughs In our last column, we discussed the …
1969: pharmacists vs bricklayers
Pharmacy’s problems escaped the “average housewife and the ‘man in the street’” back in 1969, although the public doubted “they would earn as much as a bricklayer” A four city …
COVID-19 diagnosis, hydroxychloroquine and more
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news COVID‐19 diagnosis and management: a comprehensive review This article summarises the currently available data on the clinical features of and treatment …