In Depth
We’re entering a new phase of COVID
We each have to assess and mitigate our own risk. But how? asks Hassan Vally, Deakin University The Australian government’s latest COVID management plan, released yesterday [12.12.22], maps how the …
A blow for pharmacy, and patients
December 1972: Pharmacy suffers a defeat in its campaign to limit the number of analgesics distribution outlets. Meanwhile, the Guild modernises its leadership structure Pharmacy was delivered “an unexpected blow …
Feature focus
What were our best read features of 2022? AI, masks, DAAs and harm minimisation top the list Here are the ten best read Feature articles on the AJP website in …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Intravenous ferric derisomaltose in patients with heart failure and iron deficiency in the UK (IRONMAN) For patients with heart …
Reaching new heights
How do you make your pharmacy a destination for travel health advice? Part two of our series In part one of our look at travel health in pharmacy we covered …
Demand is strong in the pharmacy market
It’s an unusually busy end of the year for a strong pharmacy market, says Natalie Sirianni As we come to the end of the calendar year, it is a great …
Flying high: looking at travel health
What role does your pharmacy play in travel health and is there the potential to increase your services in this area? Australians love to travel, with pre-pandemic statistics showing a …
Getting to know you
He’s pharmacy’s leading Collingwood supporter, and could have been a winemaker…. Angelo Pricolo speaks to Anthony Tassone, president of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s Victorian branch According to Calabrian tradition …
Pharmacy training spawned world-beating literary career
New biography of the 20th century’s most read novelist shows how poisons knowledge inspired her tales of murder and mystery Agatha Christie is claimed to be the best-selling novelist in …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Novel antihyperglycaemic drugs and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations among patients with type 2 diabetes In this population based …
A good car is more than a good engine
The dispensary is the engine that drives the majority of pharmacy business, so how well oiled is your dispensary, asks Glenn Guilfoyle The dispensary is the engine that drives 70-80% …
Should pharmacists be able to prescribe common medicines like antibiotics for UTIs?
We asked five experts, write Fron Jackson-Webb and Wes Mountain from The Conversation Victoria is the latest state to move towards pharmacist prescribing, with Premier Daniel Andrews promising a trial …