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As our Industry enters a new phase, what can Community Pharmacy do to remain a key component of patient health care? Second time Pharmacy of the Year Award winner Swarup …
You are what you eatÂ
Nutrition is at the root of good, and bad, health. Are health professionals giving the best possible advice to patients? Chris Brooker reports The food and beverages people consume (their …
Leading from the frontÂ
Tom Simpson, SHPA’s recently elected president, talks about his career in both pharmacy and E-health   When I attended Medicines Management 2022 in November last year, the newly elected President of …
In shortage: the impact on pharmacy
Researchers examine the effects of COVID-19-related stock shortages on community pharmacy practice… and warn 60-day dispensing could mean shortages to come This is the fifth in a series of articles …
A gut feeling for good health Â
It’s now widely recognised that the gut and human health are intrinsically connected, and that imbalance in the gut microbiota is linked to disease, writes Leanne Philpott Key points 50% …
Cyber security: you must take it seriously
With their systems containing data relating to the healthcare needs of almost every Australian, community pharmacies are far from immune to the threat of cyber-attacks With major data breaches at …
The burden of pain
Janet Doyle takes an in-depth look at chronic pain, and the issues affecting people living with it “Educate GPs that I am not after medication just because I am asking …
Co-packing in dose administration aids: Is low dose aspirin stable? Â
Stability studies of repackaged medicines are typically performed on tablets individually packed, yet Dose Administration Aids are used in the management of polypharmacy. How does aspirin, frequently co-packed, perform under …
When the going gets tough…the big start acquiringÂ
Australia’s major banner groups are almost all heralding expansion of some description, but with rising interest rates and wages, significant inflation and the end of the COVID boom, what does …
Pharmacy divided on need for immigration
Pharmacist registration numbers are at near record levels, but reports of shortages persist across the country, writes Nick O’Donoghue Despite having almost 36,000 pharmacists registered with the Pharmacy Board of …
Seeing red: managing psoriasis
While topical corticosteroids are the first-line treatment for mild psoriasis, counselling on adherence, comorbidities and lifestyle modifications can make a world of difference Psoriasis is a common chronic immune-mediated disease …
Pharmacist prescribing: the clinical merits
Australia has been slow to accept the extension of pharmacists’ scope of practice into prescribing. John Wilks looks into the international literature, and the impact of charting programs Pharmacist prescribers …