In Depth
SA community pharmacy OCP resupply service
From 6 May 2024, pharmacists in South Australia can provide women who meet certain criteria with a resupply of the oral contraceptive pill (OCP) without a doctor’s prescription It is …
Seven ways to get started in HMRs
You’re accredited and you’re keen to get started doing medicines reviews, but how do you actually go about it? Brett Currie, Karalyn Huxhagen and Angus Thompson have some pointers One …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Semaglutide in Patients with Obesity-Related Heart Failure and Type 2 Diabetes Results from the STEP-HFpEF DM Trial show that semaglutide led …
Fringe Benefits Tax
Pharmacy owners need to be mindful of fringe benefits tax (FBT) when providing employees with incentives, writes Victoria Le With the current market of finding good employees and providing benefits …
‘It’s all about quality of life at the end.’
Community pharmacists can help people with terminal illness manage medicines, pain and other symptoms, but they are currently underutilised, say researchers Community based pharmacists can help support people who have …
Let professional friendships blossom
Health professionals need to put “personal squabbles and disputes” over scope of practice to one side for the betterment of public health It’s May 1934 and the Australasian Journal of …
Keeping up with credentialing
Current credentialing arrangements for pharmacists have been extended into 2025. Experts in the field present a primer for medication management reviews Authors: Amy Page, Deborah Hawthorne and Brooke Shelly Pharmacists …
Actions speak louder than words
Pharmacy owners need to see a “fair” Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement signed before they will feel confident in future viability of the sector While industry leaders are continuing to negotiate …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look around at the latest in research news Curcumin and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids as bioactive food components with synergistic effects on Alzheimer’s disease Curcumin and …
Navigating the rental squeeze
You need to understand the impact of CPI on retail shop leases, says Phil Chapman, using insights from the March 2024 quarter The latest release from the Australian Bureau of …
‘An exciting time’: a new era in treating migraine
New treatment options and changes to the scheduling of existing medicines are heralding changes to the outlook for patients who experience migraine, writes Megan Haggan “It’s an exciting time in …
Monopolists a threat to small business
Pharmacists are being warned that a long-time ally “may soon be turned into an enemy”, through the creation of a government-backed monopoly It’s 1949 and the Australasian Journal of Pharmacy …