In Depth
Keeping it safe
Pharmacy’s role in spreading the sun smart message With rising skin cancer rates and attitudes towards sun safety slipping, community pharmacy can help remind people of the importance of optimum …
Avoid the trap
What’s one of the crucial mistakes first-time pharmacy owners are making? John Thornett gives his view Owning a pharmacy is not easy. Why? Because the industry is at a time …
Clinical tips: Keeping up resolutions
This New Year, think about the health of your pharmacy as well as your own, writes Karalyn Huxhagen We all make resolutions, and the New Year is a good time …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news The deprescribing rainbow The deprescribing rainbow highlights the clinical, psychological, social, financial and physical determinants that should be considered when deciding …
The leadership vacuum
Are pharmacists taking the lead in running their own businesses? Or are they outsourcing too much of this role to others? Bruce Annabel and Mal Scrymgeour take a look at …
Getting the information out
The current debate over the provision of Consumer Medicine Information leaflets (CMIs) misses the fundamental point of patient health literacy, says Anthony Tassone It is perhaps a measure of the …
Research Roundup
Prokinectics for dyspepsia; SGLT2 inhibitors; acute gastroenteritis; combination probiotics… Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Prokinetics for functional dyspepsia A Cochrane review provided no support for use …
Clinical tips: smoking cessation
Louis Roller has some tips for pharmacists helping people quit smoking: now or in the New Year Tobacco smoking and addiction is the major cause of preventable morbidity and mortality …
2018: the year in review
As George Tambassis said at the Pharmacy Guild Parliamentary Dinner, “it’s been a big year”. AJP takes a look back at 2018 in the world of pharmacy… January As is …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Triple therapy in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease A systematic review and meta-analysis of 21 trials shows use of …
Agenda Setters: Simon Furletti
Voted by readers as our final Agenda Setter in pharmacy, Simon Furletti has spent his career helping others become better at their jobs Simon Furletti has spent most of his …
Clinical tips: weight loss in older people
When it’s unintended, weight loss in older people may indicate a significant underlying problem, writes Ben Basger Unintentional weight loss may occur in up to 15-20% of older adults (those …