Testing your knowledge on PI
Product Information resources can be used as a patient counselling tool, but how much do you really know about them? A Product Information document (PI) provides health professionals with a …
‘We have waited far too long for this to occur.’
New studies reveal the value of pharmacists in general practice, and dispel the “baseless fear mongering” surrounding the model of practice, say researchers Recent research demonstrates high levels of interaction …
Concealing the evidence
A locum pharmacist has been found guilty of professional misconduct for misappropriating morphine and codeine, and making false records to conceal the thefts A pharmacist working at a NSW hospital …
World news wrapup: 2 August 2018
How Chemist Warehouse is impacting Kiwi competitors; LloydsPharmacy workers strike in Ireland; pharmacist prescribing proposed for Scotland Dublin, Ireland: LloydsPharmacy workers have gone on strike a number of times, most …
How public transport spreads microbes
It’s common knowledge that public transport’s a great place to pick up a cold… and new research has quantified it The Hong Kong researchers also identified one subway line that …
Smart syringe could end liquid dose errors
Professor Lyndal Trevena and a team of researchers from Sydney have taken out the Pharmacy Shark Tank at PSA18 The team won with a smart syringe system that will potentially …
Deadly heatwave future modelled
Heatwave deaths could more than quadruple in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, a new study warns The first global study to predict future heatwave-related deaths predicts that unless humans can adapt …
MHR privacy strengthened
The Pharmacy Guild has welcomed steps by the Health Minister to strengthen the privacy provisions of My Health Record Following media controversy over who would be able to access a …
Overweight and obesity
This article addresses the issue of obesity and its consequent health outcomes. It investigates the factors relating to obesity and the various non-pharmacological and pharmacological treatments. By Associate Professor Louis …
Listeria and listeriosis: implications for pregnancy and counselling
The pharmacist has an important role to play in the counselling of pregnant women and other at-risk populations during pre and post conception care on the dangers of listeriosis and …
The importance of vitamin B status in health and wellbeing
B VITAMINS Fact versus fiction: Understanding the evidence base supporting vitamin and mineral supplementation Since the mandatory fortification of staple foods such as cereals and white flour, frank vitamin B …
Hydrocolloid and hydroactive wound dressings
This article discusses the selection and use of hydrocolloid dressings and hydroactive dressings; their similarities and differences, indications and contraindications, and practice tips for their use. By Kevin de Vries, …