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Thinking outside the city
In the second of our series of profiles of pharmacists standing for Parliament, we speak to Tasmanian pharmacist, and National Party candidate, Carl Cooper Candidate profile: Carl Cooper Party: Nationals …
Community and caring
We profile pharmacists who are standing for Parliament in the 2019 Federal election. First we speak to current MP, Emma McBride Candidate profile: Emma McBride Party: Labor Seat: Dobell, NSW (sitting member) …
Health Check: how to start exercising if you’re out of shape
Andrew Lavender from Curtin University takes a look at how to start undoing a sedentary lifestyle Perhaps your GP has recommended you exercise more, or you’ve had a recent health …
A disease like any other
Stakeholders say that chronic pain should be seen as, and treated like, any other condition. So why is chronic pain, and those who seek treatment for it, so stigmatised? Media …
Sorting out the schedule
The new Appendix M category added to the Standard for Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons from February 2019 offers optimism that additional medicines might be considered for down‑scheduling from …
Keeping up with the trends
It’s hard to keep up with the seemingly constant changes and developments in technology. We sought the views of a range of industry experts on the major trends, developments and …
Breaking the taboo: The real story of menopause
Menopause is a time of life which brings a range of symptoms—some of which will be felt severely by some women, while others barely suffer at all—accompanied by a great deal of sensationalised media …
Making more drugs available ‘over the counter’ would be a win for the public and the health care system
Downscheduling medicines from Prescription Only would serve the public well, write Jack Collins, University of Sydney; Andrew McLachlan, University of Sydney; Carl Schneider, University of Sydney; Rebekah Moles, University of …
Get wise about women
Pharmacy’s main demographic holds the key to community healthcare, writes Janet Doyle Given the majority of pharmacy’s customers are women, and they often hold the key to the health of …
Passing the test
Following a series of drug-related deaths at music festivals in late 2018 and early 2019, momentum is gathering among health professionals to explore one potential solution: pill testing. Megan Haggan …
Everyone can be an effective advocate for vaccination: here’s how
Jessica Kaufman, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and Margie Danchin, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, take a look at how everyone can spread the pro-vaccination message The World Health Organisation (WHO) has named …
The extra mile
Always going the extra mile for patients and being open every day of the year has proven a successful formula for Wilkinson’s Pharmacy, Burnie, the sixth of our 2019 Pharmacy …