Home truths: overcoming barriers to Home Medicines Reviews

Pharmacists performing Home Medicines Reviews overcome many barriers in daily practice to deliver this vital service. When Dr Lisa Kouladjian O’Donnell MPS first contacted...

Maintaining standards

The PSA’s WA Pharmacist of the Year Richard Smirk serves as the Clinical Advisor Pharmacy at the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) in Perth.

Travel health: ready for take-off

Turning informal advice into a structured consultation service: pharmacy-based travel health services take flight.

Short of breath: respiratory conditions

With better treatments than ever, why don’t patients with respiratory conditions show better outcomes as well?

New Zealand model of OTC sildenafil earns praise

A small study has investigated community pharmacist attitudes to the over-the-counter (OTC) supply of sildenafil in New Zealand, finding it has enhanced their primary...

Practice tips to reduce risks of polypharmacy

In a world of information overload, how can pharmacists prevent patients from falling into a medicine-induced downward spiral? Every day Australians swallow millions of...