In Depth
Skin in the game
Pharmacists have a key role in promoting skin health, especially reinforcing the importance of sun protection given research indicates many people still seek a tan Key points One in every …
Clinical tips: Is it hay fever?
Handling hay fever presentations requires a different approach in the time of COVID-19, writes Amy Page You are working as a pharmacist at a suburban community pharmacy in Melbourne. You …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Lack of effect of tart cherry concentrate dose on serum urate in people with gout In this study of 50 people …
How have pharmacy students and educators been affected by COVID-19?
AJP journalist Sheshtyn Paola chats with pharmacy students Ethan Kreutzer and Rheanna Norris, and pharmacy professor Tina Brock, about their experiences during the pandemic
What’s on the market?
A look at the five key steps you need to complete to find the right pharmacy to buy By Natalie Sirianni, director, Attain Business Brokers Finding a pharmacy to buy …
What a difference a century makes
There’s widespread panic, restrictions and quarantines are in place, medicines are in short supply, false information is spreading, staff are getting sick and people are refusing to wear masks. Welcome …
Coping through a difficult year
Associate Professor Sue Kirsa outlines the work the Australian Pharmacy Council has done to help the profession navigate the challenges of 2020 So much has changed in the world and …
Clinical tips: perimenopause
How can pharmacists help women navigate the perimenopause? Carlene McMaugh takes a look Menopause affects all women, and is defined by the end of a woman’s menstrual periods, with the …
The need for leadership
The COVID-19 experience in Victoria has highlighted the need for a Chief Pharmacist role to be created in the State, sooner rather than later, says Anthony Tassone Victoria stands out …
The power of words
Angelo Pricolo examines how language can matter when helping people with stigmatised conditions We are all susceptible to the negative affects of inappropriate language but also how positive our words …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news SGLT2 inhibitors in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: a meta-analysis of the EMPEROR-Reduced and DAPA-HF trials Both DAPA-HF …
Am I coping well during the pandemic?
Nick Haslam from the University of Melbourne looks at constructive and not-so-constructive ways Australians are dealing with the COVID-19 crisis The pandemic has posed unprecedented challenges. Many of us have …