Breaking down quit barriers within community pharmacy
Tobacco use remains a leading cause of preventable disease and death in Australia. However, pharmacists are in a powerful position to assist patients with smoking cessation. In this article, Jennifer …
Disability: medication administration issues for people with chronic disease
Every day in pharmacy, pharmacists assist people with disability but often little thought is given to how these people can manage their medicines. This article will offer a general overview …
Conversations on neuropathic pain
Neuropathic pain is a common component of a wide range of chronic pain states that can have profound negatives impacts on physical, psychological and social activities. By Debbie Rigby, advanced …
Allergic rhinitis: quality of life impact on patients
As the most accessible healthcare professional, pharmacy teams can play a vital role in patients’ management of allergic rhinitis. By Chrysa Giannellis, consultant pharmacist and managing director, Hummingbird Pharmaceutical Consulting …
Managing postmenopause
Managing menopausal symptoms can be a challenge, but pharmacists play an important role in providing advice on a healthy lifestyle, the benefits and harms of complementary therapies, and the safe …
Simplifying gastro-oesophageal reflux disease management
This article discusses how the management of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) can include over-the-counter (OTC) pharmacotherapies. It will review the available OTC treatment options for GORD, particularly the place of …
Visa revoked after pharmacy armed robberies
A man held an imitation handgun to a pharmacist’s head in one of several robberies which severely impacted his victims The Administrative Appeals Tribunal of Australia has heard the case …
The debate continues
AJP readers have been very strident and vocal with comments on recent stories, with debate especially centering on the ‘turf war’ over pharmacist prescribing Here are a selection of reader …
Green light for bivalent booster
First bivalent COVID-19 vaccine approved for use in Australia The TGA has provisionally approved Moderna’s Spikevax bivalent COVID-19 vaccine for use as a booster dose in adults 18 years and …
I think my colleague has a substance use problem—how can I help?
It’s no secret that working in pharmacy can be stressful. However, a less commonly discussed topic is that of substance use among pharmacy professionals as a tool to manage stress. …
Section 150 advice
What to do if you are faced with a Section 150 restriction on your health practitioner registration. By Andrew Lambros and Maurice Hannan In our previous two articles, we discussed …
‘Fall from grace’ into international drug crime
A pharmacist became severely addicted to drugs and his family extorted for $400k to pay his debts to criminals News Corp has reported on the case of a Sydney pharmacist …