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Stability studies of repackaged medicines are typically performed on tablets individually packed, yet Dose Administration Aids are used in the management of polypharmacy.  How does aspirin, frequently co-packed, perform under …

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Australia’s major banner groups are almost all heralding expansion of some description, but with rising interest rates and wages, significant inflation and the end of the COVID boom, what does …

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Pharmacist registration numbers are at near record levels, but reports of shortages persist across the country, writes Nick O’Donoghue Despite having almost 36,000 pharmacists registered with the Pharmacy Board of …

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While topical corticosteroids are the first-line treatment for mild psoriasis, counselling on adherence, comorbidities and lifestyle modifications can make a world of difference Psoriasis is a common chronic immune-mediated disease …

ClinicalIn DepthLonger Read

Australia has been slow to accept the extension of pharmacists’ scope of practice into prescribing. John Wilks looks into the international literature, and the impact of charting programs Pharmacist prescribers …

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Pharmacists went “above and beyond” during the 2022–23 series of flood disasters, but more needs to be done to allow them to offer the best support they can When the …

In DepthLonger ReadWork & the workplace

With the ‘carrot’ of protecting workers’ rights failing to attract new members, some unions want a ‘stick’ to coax employees who benefit from pay deals into joining their organisations Union …

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But with little useful information stored, is it worth saving? asks Megan Prictor, Senior Lecturer in Law, the University of Melbourne Australia’s My Health Record is a national, integrated electronic …

COVID-19Longer Read

Here are five things we’ve learnt, writes Peter Wark, University of Newcastle In late 2020 as we hid from COVID behind the moat of “fortress Australia”, we started to hear …

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We conclude our series profiling the 2023 Pharmacy of the Year finalists with WholeLife Pharmacy and Healthfoods Pease Street Cairns, Qld Patient demands, coupled with wide-ranging and extensive research, helped …

APP2023Longer ReadSpotlight

Next in our series profiling the 2023 Pharmacy of the Year finalists is Thursday Island Pharmacy, Queensland Queensland’s Thursday Island Pharmacy firmly believes that as a pharmacy it needs to …

In DepthLonger Read

While menopause is becoming far less of a taboo subject, there are still gaps in knowledge and concerns over treatment options. We look into the myths, and misconceptions Menopause is …