In Depth
BUILDING A PHARMACY WORKFORCE FOR THE FUTURE
Formal training programs will boost the expansion of pharmacists’ roles says Kristin Michaels, CEO of the SHPA The lack of formal or structured experiential training programs post-registration has potentially …
What keeps you from thinking digitally?
Making use of your pharmacy’s data is less daunting than it may look, writes Guy Mckenzie It’s hard to turn from what you know. It seems to be when someone …
Research Roundup
The latest in research news from Debbie Rigby Effects of the Dietary Approaches To Stop Hypertension (DASH) Diet and Sodium Intake on Serum Uric Acid In this small (n=103) randomised …
Pharmacy wages under fire
Lead organisations are beginning to grasp the extent of dissatisfaction with the current state of remuneration among employee pharmacists Are you happy with your pay rate? If the answer is …
Many questions and a lot more answers
The much delayed Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation Discussion Paper has finally arrived, writes Joe Demarte The paper contains an extensive list of 140 questions on a whole range …
Weekly Dose: penicillin, the mould that saves millions of lives
Weekly Dose: penicillin, the mould that saves millions of lives Sergio Diez Alvarez, University of Newcastle In developed countries, infectious diseases accounted for most deaths until very recently. And in …
The secret to great interns
Interns aren’t just a low-priced replacement pharmacist or dispensary tech, writes Elise Apolloni Intern pharmacists are quite possibly the most rewarding part of my job as a community pharmacist and …
Customer engagement – where do I start?
These days, when a customer enters a pharmacy they expect to be greeted by an experience they can’t get anywhere else, says John Koot. If you don’t give them this …
Women in pharmacy: Key dates in history
As part of our ongoing series on women in pharmacy, we thought we’d step back in time to look at some key dates highlighting women’s role in shaping the profession …
Clinical tips: stroke
How can pharmacists help prevent stroke? writes Ben Basger About 50, 000 Australians have a stroke (cerebrovascular accident or CVA) per year. Factors that increase the risk of stroke are …
Weekly Dose: Naloxone, how to save a life from opioid overdose
Weekly Dose: Naloxone, how to save a life from opioid overdose Suzanne Nielsen, UNSW Australia and Simon Lenton, Curtin University Naloxone is an opioid antagonist, used as an “antidote” for …
Health Check: what can you eat to help ease ‘morning’ sickness in pregnancy?
Health Check: what can you eat to help ease ‘morning’ sickness in pregnancy? Rebecca Charlotte Reynolds, UNSW Australia Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy is mistakenly known as “morning” sickness. Mistakenly, …