In Depth
From pharmacy assistant to wellness promoter and educator
Pharmacists’ role is changing… but the pharmacy assistant needs to evolve too, writes Angel Gonzalez Consumers with low health literacy skills are often embarrassed and go to great lengths to …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news pertinent to pharmacy Combined treatment with chondroitin sulfate and glucosamine sulfate shows no superiority over placebo for reduction of joint pain …
Clinical tips: closing the gap
Health care systems for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians require know-how to navigate, writes Karalyn Huxhagen The burden of disease in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) population …
All have a role in CM safety
Consumers need reliable, professional advice on CMs, writes Dr Penny Caldicott The Australasian Integrative Medicine Association (AIMA) Board has watched and listened with interest to the recent debate about our …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Noninvasive Treatments for Acute, Subacute, and Chronic Low Back Pain The American College of Physicians (ACP) have developed this …
How to slash half a billion dollars a year from Australia’s drugs bill
How to slash half a billion dollars a year from Australia’s drugs bill Jonathan Karnon, University of Adelaide; Laura C Edney, University of Adelaide, and Michael Sorich, Flinders University Australia …
Clinical tips: kidney disease
Kidney disease is easily missed but vital to identify, writes Jarrod McMaugh When it comes to organ function and pharmacy, there are two that impact on our day-to-day clinical roles …
What’s wrong with drug packaging?
Life would be so much easier—and safer—if drug packaging was designed with pharmacists in mind, writes Angelo Pricolo Sometimes we walk around the dispensary looking at things and wonder why …
Research roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Association of SGLT-2 Inhibitors and Diabetic Ketoacidosis A US position statement on the prevalence of SGLT-2–associated DKA suggests that …
Why fungal infections need a “white coat moment”
Antifungals: it’s a section of the pharmacy that doesn’t have a lot of glamour, and often doesn’t attract a lot of attention Customers are often embarrassed and prefer to self-select …
Clinical tips: Vision loss
Pharmacists can play a key role in helping prevent and treat vision loss, write Dr Esther Lau and Professor Lisa Nissen We rely on our eyes for many of our …
I’ll see you at the Roadshow
PSA national president Joe Demarte is set to discuss the implications of the Pharmacy Remuneration and Reform Review February 2017 is an important month for PSA as the Remuneration and …