In Depth
What is your real ‘biological age’, and what does this mean for your health?
What is your real ‘biological age’, and what does this mean for your health? Biological age calculators are a crude measurement but can be a wake-up call to improve our …
Clinical tips: glaucoma
Ben Basger highlights eight key points about glaucoma Glaucoma can eventually lead to complete blindness. It can be present for a long time before one has symptoms, and about half …
Supplements exploit consumer ignorance
Response to article published in the AJP—The People’s Choice by Ian Carr In the AJP February, 2018 [and published online this week], your feature writer asks: “Can we afford not …
The people’s choice
Complementary medicines—conventional medicine’s inferior cousin or a key player in health? asks Leanne Philpott With seven out of 10 Australians using complementary medicines, an ageing population and an ever growing …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news The role of the gut microbiome in systemic inflammatory disease The role of the gut microbiome in models of inflammatory and …
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 …