In Depth
Toward true equity: Removing the medicines access hurdles for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people
Listening to the voices of First Nations people is key to ensuring equitable access to medicines, write Dr Alice Gilbert, Michelle Edmonds and Associate Professor Bhavini Patel. As pharmacists, we …
When pharmacy ‘had to strive hard for fair and reasonable treatment’
It’s October 1953, and the AJP’s editorial exhorts pharmacists not to rest on their laurels when fighting injustice “Admirable advice was given recently by His Excellency the Governor-General, Sir William …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Restless legs syndrome Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common sensorimotor disorder causing significant distress. Brain iron deficiency, dopaminergic …
Tax changes and cash flow
Some recent taxation changes may impact pharmacy businesses, says Marcus Evitt of Peak Strategies Marcus Evitt is a manager of Peak Strategies, pharmacy business consultants. Tax legislation is forever changing. …
The power of connection
Five years ago, Deborah Hawthorne had quit pharmacy and believed she wouldn’t be back. How has she since become one of Australia’s leading consultant pharmacists – and one of the …
The ‘lost profession’ – or essential?
It’s 1943 and the pharmacy sector is talking about scope of practice and how it meshes with the profession’s retail aspect “Vague fears for the future have been expressed recently …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest research news Efficacy of Ferric carboxymaltose in heart failure with iron deficiency Analysis of data from 3 trials with a total of …
Coffee culture
A pharmacist offers his prescription for the best possible coffee culture Many years ago, coffee in Australia was as foreign as the people who drank it. Tea ruled supreme. Now …
Is there something fishy about fish oil?
Are fish oil supplements as healthy as we think? And is eating fish better? In this article from The Conversation, Evangeline Mantzioris, program director of Nutrition and Food Sciences and Accredited …
Pharmacists push for affordable medicines
Commonwealth policies are creating barriers for patients with diabetes to access vital medications. It’s September 1923 and patients with diabetes are battling medicines supply shortages and significant out-of-pocket costs, and …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest research news Balancing risks and benefits of cannabis use This umbrella review of meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials and observational studies concludes …
Getting to zero
In a difficult financial climate, following a ‘winter downshift’ and with 60-day dispensing kicking off, the challenge is immense for pharmacies to achieve growth in 2023/24. But it can be …