In Depth
Flashback Friday: Building friendship – the value of service
It’s July 1955, and pharmacists are being urged to look to expand their service offerings to bolster revenues and deliver improved health outcomes for patients Friendships formed between persons working …
Making a real difference
Alan Polack made a real difference in pharmacy education, science and practice, writes Michael Roberts Alan Polack has played a pivotal role as a leader in Australian pharmacy education, science …
Loneliness: the modern epidemic
Have you ever been lonely in a crowded room? Loneliness is spreading despite our ever-greater connectivity Have you ever been lonely in a crowded room? I had this sensation on …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news 2025 Guidelines for direct oral anticoagulants This paper is a practical guidance on the prescription, laboratory testing, peri-operative and bleeding management …
The top 10: Business class
Mergers, tax changes, market uphevals and more…. the business columns you’ve been reading These are the ten most read business columns on our website during the first half of 2025: …
Flashback Friday: Are there too many pharmacists?
It’s the 1930s, and Australia really needs to get serious about regulating arsenic, writes the AJP, after a confectioner mistook it for icing sugar Our July, 1935 edition was packed …
Research roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Effect of adherence on asthma control: more patient knowledge, more adherence, more control The results of this study revealed that correct, …
Making headway: tackling tension headaches
From screening for red flags and identifying medication overuse to advising on lifestyle strategies, pharmacists can support those suffering from tension headaches According to the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) …
Vietnam: the rising star of Southeast Asia
Delegates assembled in the historic trading port of Hoi An in central Vietnam for the opening of the 49th PSA Offshore Refresher Conference in May, writes David Weston With its …
Flashback Friday: On the national good
It’s the mid-50s, and the Australasian Journal of Pharmacy is concerned with opportunities for pharmacists to help the general public… as well as the end of heroin, a new APF …
ACOP: Looking back on one year
On the 12-month anniversary of the Aged Care On-site Pharmacist measure, Michael Bonner and Prof Mark Naunton reflect on the highs and lows of the past year In the 2024-25 …
Addressing the challenge of post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation
Skin is fabulous because it produces its own protection against the sun in the form of melanin. Sometimes melanin production can be affected by inflammatory processes leading to post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation …