The connection between emotional and physical pain
What happens when emotional pain becomes physical? Dr Anchita Karmakar and clinical pharmacist and PainWISE Director Joyce McSwan explore this concept.
When Dr Karmakar lost...
Risks and benefits of CAMs in aged care
What role do pharmacists play in supporting and counselling the ageing population in improving their health outcomes with relevant CAMs?
This question is a common...
Rural patients to receive COVID-19 vaccine in pharmacies
Almost 60 community pharmacies in Queensland's rural and regional areas have been approved to administer COVID-19 vaccines within weeks.
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...
Making medicine safer for people with intellectual and developmental disability
Pharmacists have the skills and capacity to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), but often don’t know where to start.
Speak to the...
From the sunshine state to the capital
The ACT’s 2022 Pharmacist of the Year is an immunising pharmacist who spent 20 years as a travel agent before her ‘dream’ job.
Why pharmacy?
I...
