Adjunct Professor Manya Angley FPS (CredPharm MMR) Credentialed and Disability Pharmacist
Penny Beirne MPS
Australians’ understanding of their medicines falls short
Research into older Australians taking multiple medicines has highlighted fragmented communication between prescribers and shortcomings in patient understanding of their various medicines.
In a study...
Gap in knowledge for breastfeeding mothers seeking CAMs
Research from Curtin University published in 2017 found that pharmacists providing advice to lactating mothers who are seeking complementary medicines are finding the lack...
Help patients beat the extreme heat
Australia is in the midst of a record-breaking heatwave – with Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, the ACT and NSW all reaching maximum...
Experts rank alcohol as the drug which causes the most harm
The public conversation around substance abuse often centres around illicit drugs and prescription medicine misuse, but a new study suggests that the impact of...
Consumer vision for pharmacy practice
It is difficult to overstate the importance of the present and potential future role of the pharmacist in the day-to-day health care of most...
Pharmacists can teach ‘schoolies’ about emergency contraception
About half of school leavers (schoolies) believe emergency contraception is only effective 12 or 24 hours after sexual intercourse, according to a new study...
