In Depth
Clinical tips: CAMs and evidence
When it comes to recommending CAMs, pharmacists need to know which are supported by evidence, writes Ben Basger Which CAMs do you recommend in the treatment of some of your …
Welcome to the Pharmacy Hunger Games
Pharmacies are now being forced to compete more ferociously than ever: are the odds in your favour? wonders Mouhamad Zoghbi Governments have used the technique of divide and conquer for …
Clinical tips: safe sex explained
From latex allergy to why you shouldn’t wear two condoms, Louis Roller takes a look at this most important of contraceptive devices “Safe sex is an act of self-love.” …
Three ways to build health services in 2016
Building health services in 2016? Here are three tips to help you succeed, writes Vanessa Lontos January is an exciting time in pharmacy. It marks the beginning of a new …
Clinical tips: Children’s health – children are not little adults!
Parents may find calculating dosage for children challenging, write Dr Esther Lau and Professor Lisa Nissen A young mother comes into your pharmacy with her two sick children, clutching a …
Pharmacy back in the USSR under totalitarian Health Minister
The Government’s desire to control community pharmacy is starting to look dangerously Soviet, writes Peter Feros The Soviet era is long gone, but its spirit felt alive and well as …
What I’d like to see pharmacists do in 2016
Pharmacists will need to keep on top of their own health as well as the health of their business in 2016, writes Samantha Kourtis The last two years have been …
Clinical tips: dehydration explained
The very hot weather Australia is currently experiencing brings a high risk of dehydration, writes Karalyn Huxhagen The very young and older people are more prone to dehydration in hot …
The $1 Christmas gift you didn’t want
The $1 pharmacy co-payment discount is about as welcome as a lump of coal in a Christmas stocking for many pharmacists, writes Mal Scrymgeour… is your strategy in place yet? …
Clinical tips: New Year’s Resolutions
It’s all too easy for patients to make New Year’s Resolutions, writes Karalyn Huxhagen, and then abandon them… but pharmacists can help keep them on track. I am sure we …
Why pharmacists need to change their thinking
The expanding role of community pharmacists—from making medicines to optimising outcomes—will require a shift in thinking, writes Vanessa Lontos Recently the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), whose role is to advance …
Clinical tips: mental health and Christmas explained
Christmas isn’t a happy time for everybody, write Dr Esther Lau and Professor Lisa Nissen, but pharmacists can help Christmas is usually a time for celebration, being with family and …