Beyond the band-aid: understanding children’s pain
Pharmacists are ideally placed to help children and their parents understand the source and severity of pain as well as presenting options to alleviate it. By Leanne Philpott Much to …
Aussies fret over bathroom business
A survey has drilled deep into Australia’s bowel movement habits, discovering many of us are very fussy about where we go If you thought it was just a plot device …
High EC price to discourage ‘inappropriate use’
British women are condemning Boots UK’s decision not to follow competitors in lowering the price of emergency contraception The Superdrug and Tesco chains recently reduced the price of progestogen-based emergency …
The week in review
Debate over access to codeine has dominated this week’s news, which also saw positive developments for pharmacy Codeine has again been a hot topic this week, as the Guild outlined …
Pharmacist role in proposed voluntary assisted dying law
Pharmacists would dispense medicines used to end the lives of people eligible for voluntarily assisted dying, under a new Victorian bill The Ministerial Advisory Panel on Voluntary Assisted Dying has …
Blackmores reaches Hall of Fame
Marcus Blackmore paid tribute to his late father last night following Blackmores’ induction into the Queensland Business Leader’s Hall of Fame “Our journey started in Queensland in 1932 with Maurice …
Better regulating CMs
New complementary medicine health claims lack evidence, so why are they even on the table? asks Dr Ken Harvey Dr Ken Harvey is Associate Professor at the School of Public Health and …
Australia’s De Hogeweyk
Tasmanian residential aged care provider to open Australia’s first village designed for people with dementia Korongee is Glenview Community Services’ proposed new retirement village to be located in Glenorchy, north …
Last chance to register for PSA17
Time is running out to register for the flagship conference PSA17, PSA says With limited tickets available and social events nearing sell out, PSA invites all pharmacists, industry leaders and …
Clinical tips: tinea
There are several very important points to make when advising on tinea treatment, writes Louis Roller Fungal infections (mycosis) are classified according to which part of the body they infect: …
What you said: Salaries, shortages and supermarkets
AJP has received a huge response to some recent stories covering regional workforce shortages and remuneration We have received many comments over the past few weeks in relation to the …
TGA guides pharmacists on codeine
After releasing a fact sheet about codeine changes for consumers in April, the regulatory body has now released one aimed at pharmacists Pharmacist fact sheet: Talking to your patients about …