In Depth
What can cash flow projections do for your pharmacy?
Preparing annual financial projections and monitoring for your pharmacy is imperative to fully understand and control your pharmacy business model, writes Lachlan Ballinger Cash flow projections provide pharmacy owners with …
Where has the cash gone?
From cash to Bankcard to unavoidable bank fees, Angelo Pricolo takes a look at the way Aussies pay… and how pharmacists have had to respond The days of taking thousands …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news The Role of the Pharmacist in the Care of Patients with Chronic Pain Pharmacists across the healthcare continuum are well positioned …
Getting the right terms
Capitalisation rate and return on investment are often confused. Natalie Sirianni explains why you need to know the difference when buying or selling a pharmacy When calculating the value or …
Spreading the word about GORD
Considering the key factors involved in proton pump Inhibitor therapy may assist pharmacists in initiating successful step-down attempts Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is a common complaint among the general community. …
Clinical tips: Diabetes
Brad Butt takes an up-close look at a growing issue Diabetes is: Estimated to affect 1.2 million or 5% of the Australian population Diabetes is ranked in the top 10 …
One on one: Jodie and Caroline
“We sat down and planned both her pregnancies”: How this pharmacist owner and employee support one another through work and life Welcome to AJP’s new series on mentor-mentee relationships. If …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Management of chronic neuropathic pain in primary care A systematic review of 67 RCTs concluded that there is moderate certainty of …
Clinical tips: Gout
Louis Roller takes a look the causes, risk factors, treatment and management of gout Gout is a common form of inflammatory arthritis that is very painful. It usually affects one joint …
To embed or not to embed: the third option
Is there another way to approach the concept of embedding pharmacists in aged care? We hear from a pharmacist and two doctors who think so We write in response to …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Colchicine and the heart Clinical trials have demonstrated the benefits of colchicine in a range of cardiovascular conditions. Colchicine may reduce …
Engage with carers of patients requiring opioids
Healthcare professionals must include carers in vital discussions on opioids to improve medication safety and identify potentially harmful use, warns national body With opioid literacy an ongoing problem in Australia, …