Poll: What do you think of the 7CPA?
We want to know what pharmacists think about the new Agreement, which comes into effect from today The long-awaited Seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement (7CPA) was signed in Canberra on 11 …
Nausea and vomiting: possible causes and treatment options
This article explores some of the common possible causes of nausea and vomiting such as infections, cancer, pregnancy and the adverse effects of many drugs. It also discusses drug choices …
Medication reconciliation
Medication reconciliation is a critical activity to identify any unintended medication discrepancies at transitions of care and optimise patient medication safety. By Debbie Rigby, advanced practice pharmacist Learning objectives After …
Pain in children: assessment and management
Community pharmacy is often the first place parents go to when their children experience pain. In this article, pharmacist Zaheeda Patel describes the tools available to adequately assess pain in …
Probiotics and DHA: their role in female reproductive health
The evolving evidence for the role of nutrition in epigenetic programming and its impact on the first 1000 days of life means that it is no longer good enough to …
Infectious rashes in children
This article looks at the different types of infectious rashes that most commonly present in childhood and identify features that can help distinguish the different types of rashes. By Morna …
Management of sore throat in the pharmacy: self-care or referral
IMMUNITY AND IMMUNE HEALTH MINI-SERIES This third and final instalment of the Immunity and Immune Health series provides an overview of the key steps to consider when a customer presents …
What’s the problem?
Guild leader queries need for ‘finding fault’ pharmacy vax audits, and calls for NIP inclusion for the profession A state Guild leader has taken issue with health officials seeking an …
APP2021: calendar update
The dates for the APP2021 Conference have been announced The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced that the date of next year’s Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference (APP) will be changed …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news EULAR recommendations for the diagnosis of gout The European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) has published updated evidence-based updated recommendations for the …
The price disclosure roadmap
The next batch of medicines to undergo price disclosure reductions has been revealed The PBS has released the list of medicines that are to be included in the October 2020 …
Supply shutdown
Depression treatment no longer to be supplied in Australia Australian consumers and health professionals are being advised that phenelzine tablets will no longer being supplied, and stock is currently very …