Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Effectiveness of Curcuma longa Extract for the Treatment of Symptoms and Effusion–Synovitis of Knee Osteoarthritis A single-center study with 70 patients …
Melatonin—its role in your life. Part 1: Biosynthesis, regulation, physiology and pharmacology
The recent TGA decision to down-schedule melatonin in modified release tablets containing 2mg or less of melatonin for the short-term treatment of primary insomnia, and approval for it to be …
Mo Foes for PSS
AJP’s editor will be growing a moustache in November to raise money for the Pharmacists’ Support Service Pharmacists have been pushed to their limits in 2020, with the Pharmacy Support …
‘There are no prizes for dispensing huge numbers of scripts or working long hours without a break.’
AJP speaks with 2020 Pharmacist of the Year Kay Dunkley about how she came to be at the forefront of practitioner wellbeing Last month, Kay Dunkley was named Pharmacist of …
Another angry patient smashes up a pharmacy
A man has been charged after he allegedly smashed a COVID screen into a pharmacist’s face, as a Victorian pharmacist recounts an incident of violence at her own store The …
50-year-old pharmacy to close: and a call to landlords
“I can’t be out by five – I can’t pack up the pharmacy,” says Anja Faustein, owner of the Elizabeth Street Pharmacy in Melbourne, on Monday morning – only days …
Pharmacist pinged for importing masks
The TGA has issued an infringement notice for $2,664 to a Sydney-based pharmacist for the alleged unlawful importation of medical face masks in relation to COVID-19 The pharmacist allegedly breached …
It’s just not cricket
Wearing varieties of beige may have worked for a former Australian cricket captain, but a beige pharmacy won’t survive or prosper, say Bruce Annabel and Mal Scrymgeour Cricket is an …
Changing concepts: Allergic Rhinitis
The concept of how we manage allergic rhinitis in the community is shifting, thanks to a growing understanding of patients’ perceptions and behaviour regarding treatment Allergic rhinitis is a common …
The week in review
Registrations opened for APP, pharmacists encountered aggressive patients, and CWH reported a lift in sales while another network announced it was closing some stores… This week, Chemist Warehouse co-founder Jack …
‘Immediately he started swearing “f*ck, f*ck”… the guy, he transformed.’
AJP speaks to the pharmacist who recently had a customer smash a Perspex screen into his face, who says he’s copped more physical and verbal abuse in the past year …
Safety first: the cost of COVID
The API group has released its 2020 full year results, with reported earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) of $4.4 million and reported Net Profit After Tax (NPAT) of minus …