In Depth
Should the ‘chain store menace’ be curbed?
Our September 1934 issue focused on the vexed issue of chain stores, with some calling for governments to step in to limit them We began with commentary from Alan Foley, …
Diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging…what is it?
Ayomide Ogundipe takes a look at partnering with students to foster diversity inclusion and belonging in curriculum and culture Diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging are increasingly recognised by health professions …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Pharmacological management of polycystic ovary syndrome Polycystic ovary syndrome is a common endocrine disorder that is associated with diverse symptoms and …
False alarm or false comfort?
Community pharmacy is now in a period of false comfort, after the signing of the 8CPA. But it would take only a small systemic change to tip the industry into …
NDIS: the struggle to include pharmacists
Consultant pharmacists can now provide home medicines reviews and residential management reviews to NDIS recipients—but they still face barriers and hurdles to providing care. Megan Haggan takes a look at …
How to survive telephone shopping and video phones
There’s careless whispers coming from Canberra about a potential reduction in the number of pharmacies in Australia, as AJP goes back to the future of the first Guild-Government agreement It’s …
Banner group leads the way
Priceline franchise bolsters indifferent Wesfarmers FY result, says finance industry analyst Mike Taylor The Priceline franchise has helped drive Wesfarmers’ Health division to be a stand-out performer for the big …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Efficacy of Omalizumab for Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria Chronic spontaneous urticaria, also known as chronic idiopathic urticaria, is an itching skin disease …
Epigenetics and immune health
The immune system serves as the body’s first line of defence. We investigate some of the latest research findings on immune health Our highly complex immune system is regulated by …
Barbiturate, alcohol warning…and an arsenic retrospective
Barbiturate poisonings on the rise, a proposal to require scripts for the “so-called tranquilising drugs” and a crackdown on arsenic sales – how pharmacy was changing in the 50s The …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Vitamin D for the Prevention of Disease The new Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline suggests empiric vitamin D for those aged …
‘I was not okay:’ burnout expert
Dr Karlee Johnston opens up about her own experience with burnout, and how a colleague started a difficult but vital conversation Recently, I have been talking to different health professional …