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Clinical tips: Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Keep an eye out for patients coming in to buy anti-diarrhoeals and pain medicines, write Esther Lau and Lisa Nissen Everyone can relate to symptoms like abdominal pain, bloating, constipation, …
Staff Spotlight: Kylie Neville, Fertility Pharmacist
‘Pushing the boundaries of traditional pharmacist practice’: AJP chats with a Brisbane fertility pharmacist about her innovative role and what it involves What is a fertility pharmacist, you ask? Well, …
Dot Matrix
Angelo Pricolo reflects on noisier and more frustrating times in community pharmacy… and a new, intrusive menace The pharmacy has become a quieter place as technology has improved conditions. The …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Sodium-glucose cotransporter protein-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists for type 2 diabetes A large systematic review and network …
Clinical tips: Psoriasis
Louis Roller takes a look at psoriasis, its treatments and comorbidities Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin and joint disorder characterised by erythema and scale. Men and women are equally …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Adverse outcomes of proton pump inhibitors in patients with chronic kidney disease Long‐term use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) has been …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Medication Management in Frail Older People Frailty is a geriatric condition associated with increased vulnerability to adverse drug events and medication-related …
Clicks drive bricks
The need for pharmacy to have a successful digital offering is more important than ever thanks to COVID-19 say Bruce Annabel and Mal Scrymgeour In 1989 Mike Sendall was a …
Clinical tips – Back-to-school asthma
Karalyn Huxhagen explores the considerations and triggers for children with asthma who are returning to school or starting for the first time Going back to school or starting school for …
The five legal obligations you need to know
A rundown for pharmacists on updated guidelines from Ahpra & the National Boards for advertising a regulated health service December 2020 saw the release of updated Guidelines from Ahpra and …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Discontinuation of oral anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation and risk of ischaemic stroke A UK population-based cohort study and linked …
Wow with service not stock
Do you feel claustrophobic in your own pharmacy? If you’ve too much clutter, you can be sure that patients will, and the cost will be felt to your professional standing, …