anxiety
Mild anxiety and vagus nerve support in children: the role of complementary medicine
The ongoing mental health challenges faced by children in the aftermath of the pandemic require support strategies that extend beyond conventional methods. Frontline health professionals are well positioned to offer …
Illness anxiety disorder
It is normal for people to worry about their health now and again. But people who experience illness anxiety disorder get very worried that they are seriously ill or are …
We will get through this
Pharmacists who are feeling anxious about the future of the profession are being urged to reach out to the Pharmacists’ Support Service The introduction of double dispensing may be …
Fatigue guidelines: an update
Fatigue is a common, debilitating complaint and can be a challenging area for pharmacists, but updated fatigue guidelines provide direction to support patients. By Ann Winkle BPharm, BArts, AACP Learning …
Clinical tips: Anxiety
Anxiety disorders are very common, yet also often untreated or misdiagnosed, writes Louis Roller Anxiety is a normal and necessary human emotion that helps us avoid dangerous situations or heightens …
Clinical tips: anxiety
Louis Roller takes a look at the different types and levels of anxiety, and how pharmacists can help Anxiety is a normal and necessary human emotion that helps us avoid …
Clinical tips: anxiety
It’s important to spend time with patients who have anxiety, writes Louis Roller Anxiety is the body’s natural response to stress. It’s a feeling of fear or apprehension about what’s …
Poll: Are patients giving you a hard time?
With health anxiety rising in the community, out of stocks and price changes, are patients becoming increasingly abusive in pharmacy? The beginning of the 2020s has brought significant stressors for …
Threats underline value of community pharmacy
It’s set to be a hard weekend for many as temperatures are expected to soar in most of NSW and a state of emergency is declared across the ACT Circumstances …
Bushfire smoke: how pharmacists are helping
The anxiety caused by poor air quality and the rush on face masks is causing more trouble than the damage from bushfire smoke, says one pharmacist on the ground in …
Alprazolam changes ‘too blunt an instrument’
Moves to limit inappropriate use and prescribing of alprazolam have not had the intended effect, according to a new study The study, published in JAMA Network Open, sought to investigate …
‘Sexual harassment is never acceptable in the workplace.’
PSS responds to a young female pharmacist’s account of being sexually harassed by a colleague while she was an intern (warning: this article may trigger distress for some readers) A …