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Dementia care in pharmacy practice
Pharmacists are uniquely placed to play a frontline role in supporting timely dementia diagnosis, safe medicine use and dementia-friendly care, writes Leanne Philpott. Dementia is the second leading cause of …
Flexing: a tool for pharmacy teams navigating personality differences
In a pharmacy where pressure is high and teamwork essential, personality differences are inevitable. But conflict doesn’t have to be, writes pharmacist Chantelle Turner. Speaking with a client recently, they …
Taking flight as a travel health destination
Pharmacy’s role as a travel health destination has huge potential as rates of overseas travel continue to grow. Are the public prepared to use pharmacy as a travel health destination? …
Professional services: UTI consults are a ‘step forward’ for pharmacy
Pharmacists and industry leaders reflect on how the urinary tract infection (UTI) consult service has been tracking since its remarkable nationwide expansion, and what it might mean for other professional …
Everyday immunity: the role of healthy routines in staying well
While the Covid-19 pandemic sharpened the focus on immune health, there is growing recognition that long-term immune resilience depends not on quick fixes, but on sustained lifestyle practices, writes Leanne …
‘Absolute gold’ that’s going unmined
The Aged Care On-site Pharmacist (ACOP) Measure was lauded as a key to improving medications management and safety—and despite its rocky beginning, feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. Yet take up …
The future has arrived
Artificial intelligence (AI) has arrived and is already disrupting many aspects of pharmacy and business practice. Should you resist or embrace this future? Pharmacists need to be exploring the opportunities …
Medicinal cannabis: minimising harm in a changing landscape
Regulators have raised the alarm about soaring cannabis scripts, issuing new guidance in a bid to minimise patient harm and curb inappropriate prescribing. Kate Cowling reports on what’s happened—and what …
Lotions and lasers: the future of acne management
Technological advances and concerns over topical treatments are driving an evolution in the treatment of acne. Pharmacists’ have a crucial role in guiding patients through the available options Acne vulgaris …
Getting the right mix: pharmacy salaries and lifestyle under the microscope
Growth in pharmacists’ salaries continues, even though the pace of pay increases is slowing, writes Nick O’Donoghue. However, new career options are opening up There were some mixed results for …
GP pharmacists have entered the chat
Pharmacists working in general practice are no longer an anomaly—they’re being actively sought after as the concept reaches a “tipping point” in its evolution. Megan Haggan reports on the latest …
Battle of the banners: Who has grown the most in two years?
Australia’s biggest banner groups have been on a mergers and acquisitions spree in the past couple of years, as the industry adjusts following Covid and in the face of increasing …