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Supporting eye health at every age
From childhood through to older age, vision changes are part of life Pharmacists can help patients recognise these shifts early, manage common concerns, and support eye health at every stage …
Mother & Baby: The pharmacist’s role in postpartum support
What are the common health challenges encountered by women in the postpartum period? And what are the opportunities for greater pharmacist intervention in maternal health? The postpartum period, otherwise known …
Surviving a natural disaster
As climate risks intensify, planning for floods, fires and cyclones will be part of owning a pharmacy, especially in more exposed parts of Australia Pharmacists who’ve experienced disasters first-hand recently …
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 …