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As the most accessible healthcare professional, pharmacy teams can play a vital role in patients’ management of allergic rhinitis. By Chrysa Giannellis, consultant pharmacist and managing director, Hummingbird Pharmaceutical Consulting …

Managing menopausal symptoms can be a challenge, but pharmacists play an important role in providing advice on a healthy lifestyle, the benefits and harms of complementary therapies, and the safe …

This article discusses how the management of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) can include over-the-counter (OTC) pharmacotherapies. It will review the available OTC treatment options for GORD, particularly the place of …

It’s no secret that working in pharmacy can be stressful. However, a less commonly discussed topic is that of substance use among pharmacy professionals as a tool to manage stress. …

This article discusses the misconceptions about teething, delving into false beliefs that may be held by parents. It also reviews the recommended non-pharmacological and pharmacological strategies for managing teething symptoms, …

Anaphylaxis is a rare, potentially life-threatening event that pharmacists, particularly pharmacist vaccinators, must be able to recognise and treat promptly.1 By Dr Mary Bushell BPharm (Hons), PhD, GCTLHE, AACPA, MPS, …

As immunisation providers, pharmacists should consider whole-of-life immunisation needs, particularly for older adults. By Rachel Morrison, BPharmSci, MPharm (Hons), Senior Pharmacist, Australasian College of Pharmacy; Dr Sonal Patel, BPharm, GCPH, …

A number of medications may assist people with multiple sclerosis to improve their quality of life. As a medicines expert, this is where the pharmacist can assist people with MS …

Pharmacists must be able to correctly diagnose and appropriately treat allergic rhinitis to ensure that the most appropriate treatment option is selected, considering patient-centred management. By Yee Mellor BPharm, MCncrSc, …

This two-episode podcast will help listeners differentiate between allergic rhinitis (AR) and common cold in children, understand how AR can affect school performance and how pharmacists have an important role …

There have been major changes to the management protocols for diabetes in recent years. It is important that pharmacists stay abreast of these changes and are able to counsel patients …

Optimal management of COPD requires a combination of pharmacological and non-pharmacological strategies, however adherence to treatment can be low. Pharmacists can play a pivotal role in optimising adherence, persistence and …