In Depth
The kids are alright
Pharmacies play a pivotal role in supporting parents in dealing with their child’s ailments. A well-stocked category plus the right advice is imperative Pharmacists and their staff are in a …
Clinical tips: STIs
Pharmacists’ significant role in helping patients with STIs needs to be handled with care, write Jarrod McMaugh and Sam Flood Sexually transmitted infections are a common enough occurrence in Australia …
Government machinations
Public health advocate Dr Ken Harvey shares his concerns about the Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill 2017, which is currently before the Senate I have previously reported on the Senate inquiry on this …
What do your patients remember about you?
Sometimes it’s the little things that make you memorable, writes Vanessa Lontos Recently while on a Qantas flight from Melbourne to Sydney, I was sitting in my seat reading my …
Staff Spotlight: Sam Turner
AJP chats with Sam about life as a pharmacist manager in the coastal city of Hervey Bay, QLD With a lot of experience behind him as a student pharmacist and …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Diagnosis and management of allergic rhinitis in children Allergic rhinitis is a very common disease of childhood that can have considerable …
The key to a successful first pharmacy purchase
What’s the secret to a winning first pharmacy purchase? Natalie Sirianni looks into the key factors The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) recently released the November Housing Finance Data which …
Fixing pain management could help us solve the opioid crisis
Fixing pain management could help us solve the opioid crisis Meredith Craigie, Flinders University Australia is facing a critical public health issue of poorly managed pain. The combination of poor …
Clinical tips: cancers
Louis Roller takes a look at the cancer landscape in Australia Cancer, also known as a malignant tumour or malignant neoplasm, is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth …
Facing the public
From 1 February you will face objections – you and your staff need to maintain equanimity and learn to LARF, say Glenn Guilfoyle and Paul Jaffar We have all seen …
Compounding: making a difference
Imagine if you could end each work day knowing you had made a real difference in just one person’s life? Marina Holt shares a patient’s story As pharmacists, our job …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Update on colchicine, 2017 Colchicine is currently approved for the treatment of gout. Studies indicate that it may be beneficial in …