In Depth
Clinical Tips: Mental health during COVID
Are lockdowns really hurting our mental health? Carlene McMaugh takes a look… The impact of COVID, and the measures needed to rid ourselves of the pandemic, have contributed to many …
Brushing up on oral health
Tooth decay, oral cancer and gum disease are among the many oral health problems that can be prevented by pharmacists In 2018, the Australian Dental Association (ADA) and Australian Health …
Food Rules!
Angelo Pricolo muses about the nexus between food and health… and where the rules are different When I travelled to Italy with the family pre-COVID-19 in 2019 (sounds funny…) I …
The ‘Revolution Bug’
September 1971: Change is in the air within the pharmacy profession Calls for change were everywhere in the September 1971 edition of the AJP There were calls for “revolution” to …
Pharmacy’s Rising Stars
We reveal our readers’ selections as the 2021 Rising Stars of Pharmacy Our readers have spoken! We asked our readers to nominate a pharmacist or pharmacists who, regardless of age, …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news NSAIDs for heavy menstrual bleeding NSAIDs used just before and during menses reduce relative mean menstrual blood loss by about 30%, …
The journey from community to hospital pharmacy
‘I realised there were so many other pharmacists who felt the same way’: Janelle Dockray made a career change while juggling new parenthood—now she helps others do the same Remote …
Clinical tips: Burnout in pharmacy
In this week’s clinical tips, Karalyn Huxhagen urges pharmacists to turn their gaze on themselves and their colleagues One should ponder whether we were heading for a burnt-out pharmacy workforce …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Management of insomnia in primary care Insomnia is a common sleep disorder involving difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep and …
Sell benefits, not features
Finding an emotional connection with the patient offers the opportunity to move beyond a transactional interaction, says Glenn Guilfoyle Selling features-advantages-benefits has been around since Noah came off …
Pharmacist vs Doctor
Why isn’t collaboration the norm between doctors and pharmacists? wonders Angelo Pricolo A patient went to see her doctor about a nagging ailment. The doctor asked if anything had been …
Clinical tips: Long COVID
Carlene McMaugh takes a look at the emerging problem of lingering symptoms post COVID infection Pharmacists have been in the front line of the Covid response since the beginning, as …