Tales From The Frontline
Getting to know you
Angelo Pricolo gets the lowdown on a Guild leader who makes cheese in their spare time, listens to Billy Bragg and INXS, wants to have a drink with the Queen …
Walking Stick Blues
Risking being seen as the “weirdo at the kebab shop,” Angelo Pricolo takes matters into his own hands when it comes to using a crutch correctly Unfortunately, I can’t turn …
Masquerade
Angelo Pricolo muses on the strangeness of the pandemic’s most visible sign: the face mask When I think of masquerade I imagine an exotic ball with costumed revellers, some wearing …
White Coat Syndrome
Is wearing a white uniform in pharmacy a barrier or a blessing? Angelo Pricolo takes a look… There is something to be said for the school uniform. It is an …
Etiquette
Good manners are what holds our society together, but they can be in short supply in some situations says Angelo Pricolo The way we are expected to behave in various …
Two strikes and you’re out
When COVID is a numbers game… stuck in isolation, Angelo Pricolo looks at why it’s hard to keep up Notwithstanding the famous baseball saying, it takes only two solid bars …
La Ferrari
Angelo Pricolo undertook to look after his friend’s pride and joy… what could possibly go wrong? Sometimes, in the right company and if I’ve had a few drinks, it’s possible …
Lunchtime
Sometimes, pharmacists have time to eat lunch. Angelo Pricolo muses on the array of options available… Lunch can be a blessing. But it can also be a curse if you …
ORT specialist retires
Angelo Pricolo reflects on the difference made by Maureen Chesler, as the stalwart of pharmacotherapy retires The AOD sector has been diminished with the announcement that Maureen Chesler, Pharmacotherapy Development …
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 …
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 …
David and Hanh
Angelo Pricolo reflects on the unexpected loss of two pharmacy friends Some telephone calls just start bad and get worse. There is no good way to hear about the death …