Can I get some Chlorsig for my dog’s eyes?
Pharmacists routinely prescribe Pharmacist Only Medicines for minor ailments such as chloramphenicol (Chlorsig) for bacterial conjunctivitis in humans. But what can you do if someone asks for a Schedule 3 medicine for animal use?
Are you prepared for 60-day dispensing?
As DD day inches closer, pharmacists can expect to start receiving new scripts with 60-day’s supply of medicines from 1 September 2023.
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Scenario
A 70-year-old male patient is being discharged from hospital today and you note that swallowing difficulties are detailed in his case history. The dispensing...
Therapeutic Guidelines overhaul UTI treatment
Expansive changes have been made to the Therapeutic Guidelines on antibiotics, encompassing over 1,400 drug recommendations.
Meet Depinder Chhibber, MasterChef’s pharmacist contestant
While Depinder Chhibber MPS explores her passion for cooking on the current season of MasterChef, she remains a pharmacist at heart.
Emergency contraception: forget the checklist
Pharmacists should act as patient champions when it comes to accessing emergency contraception – and that means getting rid of the checklist.













