How you handle vitamin D
What do you do if a patient comes into your pharmacy looking for vitamin D supplements? In November a review published in the BMJ concluded that current evidence does not …
Man flu? Germ evolution may be to blame
Scientists say some viruses have actually evolved to cause less-severe diseases in women than in men Some pathogens may adapt to cause less-severe disease and lower frequency of death in …
‘Myths and outdated information’ still vaccine barriers
Vaccine safety continues to be a major concern for parents, a study about vaccination consumer concerns has found Published on Wednesday in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public …
Poll: Are your customers nasty or nice at Christmas?
We want to know if customers are harder to deal with during the holiday season Almost half of retail workers report experiencing customer violence or abuse in the workplace, says the …
Twitter roundup: Pharmacy gems
Can you say it in 140 characters or less? Here are the funniest pharmacy-related tweets of the past week Tweeters are always devising ways to try and get their script …
CMA welcomes iron supplements advice
An article published in Australian Prescriber encouraging iron supplementation as a part of correcting iron deficiency has been welcomed by Carl Gibson, chief executive of Complementary Medicines Australia. About 10% …
Forum: β-Blockers, heart disease and COPD
“Where do you start when unexpectedly you find yourself with a new patient presenting for the first time with a beta blocker for their heart failure, whom you also note …
Statins possibly linked to reduced Alzheimer’s risk
Statins could be linked to a lowered risk of Alzheimer’s disease, according to US researchers An analysis of US Medicare data suggests that high use of statins could be associated …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Pharmacist comprehensive review of treatment compared with STOPP-START criteria to detect potentially inappropriate prescription in older complex patients A prospective multicentre …
10 key points: Deprescribing
An emerging health researcher and award-winning academic pharmacist speaks with AJP about the deprescribing process Dr Emily Reeve, from the Kolling Institute at Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney, is …
Target people with hayfever in thunderstorm asthma prevention: experts
Experts are calling for a “ramp up” of efforts to manage asthma, including targeting people who do not know they may be affected by the condition Dr Michael Sutherland, a …
Risk share debate heats up
The dispute between the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and the Federal government over 6CPA risk sharing agreements seems set to roll on into 2017 Articles in Fairfax media sources last …