Taking the ache out of body pain: MSK pain management with OTC ibuprofen
As expanded pharmacist services roll out across the country, we discuss a pharmacist-led, biopsychosocial approach to managing mild, acute musculoskeletal (MSK) pain and inflammation, and look at how to optimise …
Vitamin D: what is it, and why is it important?
Back to Basics with Peter Carroll The aim of this series of articles is to revisit and discuss some fundamental pharmacological, physiological and therapeutic concepts with the overall objective of …
Supporting pregnant women with or at risk of pre-eclampsia: a pharmacist’s guide
Pharmacists play a key role in identifying women at high risk of pre-eclampsia, supporting adherence to preventive therapies, and ensuring the safety and appropriate use of medicines in pregnancy. By …
How to navigate the cannabis labyrinth—medicinal and/or recreational: Part 1
This is the first of a two-part review on cannabis that aims to address a number of education gaps in relation to the lack of clarity on individual product formulation, …
Matching the old with the new
In our March issue of the AJP we look at some of pharmacy’s past byways and future highways As I highlighted in our previous issue, we are continuing to focus …
Are your premises compliant?
VPA issues a reminder to proprietors that their stores need to be suitable for providing pharmacy services – with examples In its latest, and new-look, newsletter, the Victorian Pharmacy Authority …
Pharmacy and photography: a trip down memory lane
For generations of Australians a visit to their local pharmacy was a final stop at the end of a beach holiday or a family get together, dropping off their photographic …
Reimagining internship
Is it time to revise internship programs? One Perth pharmacist thinks so and has already trialled a revolutionary new program When Western Australian pharmacy owner Amanda Bryce approached people with …
Administering the new, needle-free flu vaccine: what you need to know
What do pharmacists need to know about the new intranasal flu vaccine (FluMist®) Influenza is a seasonal respiratory infection and a common cause of hospitalisation and death each year—particularly among …
Flashback Friday: an embarrassing shortage
It’s 1956, and one magistrate complains that “These fellows might be good chemists, but they are rotten bookkeepers” In our 29 February, 1956 edition, the Australasian Journal of Pharmacy reported …
The UV spectrum and sun damage: it’s broader than you think
Understanding the UV spectrum and how it damages skin differently puts pharmacists in a strong position to give clear, confident, evidence-based advice, writes Brett MacFarlane In Australia, skin damage from …
The end of an era
The end is nigh for a 156-year pharmacy lineage committed to community-based health care for marginalised and vulnerable people, says John Jackson Disadvantaged members of the community, especially those with …