In Depth
If medicines are not special, are magazines?
Newsagents’ “cosy systems of exclusivity” watched by pharmacy as OTC medications head to supermarkets…and should drugs be distributed only through doctors? Welcome to April 1979… Our April 1979 issue opens …
Wesfarmers patient on post-API acquisition build
While the focus has been on the CWH and Sigma merger, Wesfarmers has been quietly building its health portfolio, says Mike Taylor While much attention since Christmas has been focused …
UTI service to start in SA
For South Australian pharmacists about to start participating, there are lessons to be learned from UTI services around the country, writes PDL Beginning on 1 March 2024, South Australian pharmacists …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Diagnosis and management of polycystic ovarian syndrome Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a chronic disorder associated with infertility; miscarriage; adverse pregnancy …
The banner situation
What impact have the events of recent years had on the way pharmacies should choose which franchise they join? The SARS-CoV-2 years, particularly 2021/22 floated almost every pharmacy boat including …
The case for importing
Taking expensive medicines or ones unavailable in Australia? Importing may be the answer, write Jacinta Johnson and Kirsten Staff The cost-of-living crisis may be driving some Australians to look for …
Tasmanian UTI pilot set to start
With the Tasmanian pilot to go live on 1 March, PDL has some advice Tasmanian pharmacists may be aware of the Tasmanian Community Pharmacy Program, scheduled to go live on …
‘Our colony is overrun with medical adventurers’
Should only registered pharmacists be able to dispense therapeutic goods? Following the “great sensation amongst the druggists in this city” – namely, a lawsuit over wrongful dispensing – pharmacists of …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Treatments for cough and common cold in children Upper respiratory tract infections in children are common, self-limiting illnesses that resolve without …
No more for the favourite
Gambling is big business. It’s fun for some and can manufacture hope and happiness. But for many it induces hopelessness and despair, writes Angelo Pricolo We are surrounded by advertisements …
The first stop
From managing minor ailments to educating on antibiotics, fever and concussion – pharmacists can make a significant impact on children’s health, says Leanne Philpott Back to school’ means a lot …
In the Navy: ‘It seems incredible that this condition should exist’
It’s February 1944, and several years into the war, Australians are shocked to learn that there is only one lone pharmacist working in his professional capacity in the Navy – …