In Depth
Wanting to tear up
New research has revealed the level to which workload and workstyle is affecting pharmacists’ capacity to follow their own advice when it comes to dry eye Eye health, and the …
The steady growth of mirtazapine
Use of mirtazapine in aged care facilities has been steadily growing – but is it always appropriate? This is part one of a focus on the use of antipsychotics and …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Risk of Fracture and Osteoporosis in Patients with COPD and Inhaled Corticosteroids Treatment This meta-analysis of 26 RCTs (n=61,380) concluded that …
Aged care medications: who pays?
There is a 60 day dispensing reality disconnect in residential aged care, says Gerard Stevens Politics might be the contest of ideas, but sometimes trenchant positions lead to tunnel vision …
Too many snakes, not enough ladders
From a record high in November 2022, the announcement of the Government’s 60-day dispensing policy is crippling confidence in the community pharmacy sector, writes Nick O’Donoghue Data from the latest …
Fighting back on authority prescription debts
You can successfully challenge debts raised by the Department of Health for high cost scripts, says lawyer Maurice Hannan Pharmacists would be well aware of the problems associated with the …
Deregulation: A case history
Italian pharmacists faced an ownership deregulation crisis half a decade ago. Has the impact been worse than an overcooked pasta? Apart from overcooking an Italian pharmacist’s pasta, the worst thing …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news High use of short-acting beta-2-agonists in COPD is associated with an increased risk of exacerbations and mortality This observational study from …
GORD guidance: managing heartburn and regurgitation
Studies show an increase in prevalence of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD). Reviewing the symptoms and guiding on the appropriate OTC treatments can help manage the condition. Leanne Philpott investigates It’s …
LSD, demonstrations and the premier of self-service pharmacy
The August 1968 AJP sounds alarm bells about the “hippy-cult” and the consumption of hallucinogenic drugs It’s August 1968, the so-called “Summer Of Love” has just passed, a new moral …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Use of Vaping as a Smoking Cessation Aid A review of clinical trials has concluded that vaping appears to …
Product, space, place
Responding to 60-day dispensing comes down to doing the basics well and having the foundation systems and efficient processes in place, says Marta Stybowski In my opinion, how we respond …