Why all patients should be using a spacer
Questions about spacers are abundant in community pharmacy. AP answers some of the trickiest ones pharmacists face.
PBS offering could provide relief from severe asthma
A medication that promises to alleviate symptoms of severe asthma is now listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) under Section 100, giving patients...
Pharmacists can help improve medicine literacy
Helping consumers understand the language of medicines is the key message to emerge from this year’s Be Medicinewise Week.
To improve this understanding, PSA encourages...
How much fish oil is enough?
Many patients use fish oil in the hope of relief from inflammatory conditions or to reduce risks of cardiovascular disease. As non-prescription complementary medicines,...
From the mines to digital health
Jason Phan MPS is a pharmacist-trained technology enthusiast and avid long-distance runner who has found his niche in digital health.
Substance abuse in the elderly
A 61-year-old non-smoking woman was in apparently good physical health. She had no history of drug or alcohol addiction. Her psychiatric history was unremarkable....
