In Depth
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Updated Beers Criteria for potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) has released the …
Caught in the ratings cycle
Is there a risk in health professions being caught up in reality TV-like public turf wars? And can collaboration happen on everyone’s terms, asks Anthony Tassone Recently I spent some …
Pharmacy market update
The robust pharmacy market of the last few years may face disruption from a number of external factors in 2019 says Natalie Sirianni For those of you that regularly read …
Pharmacists should be the glue that keep us together
Chris Freeman looks at why medical practitioners and pharmacists need to collaborate, not skirmish “Coming together is a beginning; Keeping together is progress; Working together is success.”—Henry Ford It takes …
Clinical tips: medicinal cannabis
Louis Roller has the lowdown on medicinal cannabis Cannabis (Cannabis sativa and others) is a plant that contains over 500 natural components, of which some 80 are cannabinoids. The main …
Everyone can be an effective advocate for vaccination: here’s how
Jessica Kaufman, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and Margie Danchin, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, take a look at how everyone can spread the pro-vaccination message The World Health Organisation (WHO) has named …
Research Roundup
COPD treatments; celecoxib; HRT and risk of venous thromboembolism… Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Dual combination therapy versus long‐acting bronchodilators alone for COPD A …
Smooth sailing or a wild ride?
As community pharmacy sails into a new reality, Bruce Annabel and Mal Scrymgeour present their top five initiatives that will help you innovate, thrive and survive With our 2018 Christmas …
The extra mile
Always going the extra mile for patients and being open every day of the year has proven a successful formula for Wilkinson’s Pharmacy, Burnie, the sixth of our 2019 Pharmacy …
A pill for loneliness? If only it were that simple
Christina Victor, Brunel University London, takes a look at loneliness and its medicalisation Loneliness affects people of all ages, young as much as old. It’s now seen as so serious it’s …
Clinical tips: swallowing difficulties
Pharmacists are well placed to spot swallowing trouble early and to help manage the problem as part of a health care team, write Carlene McMaugh and Jarrod McMaugh Pharmacists will …
Refugee pharmacist making her voice heard
Pharmacists have an enormous capacity for doing good and making a difference in the lives of people who come in our doors, says Veronica Nou Veronica Nou, 37, a pharmacist …