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  1. Choosing The Right Pain Relief: OTC Or PrescriptionPain is one of the most common reasons people seek advice from a community pharmacy. A patient may arrive asking for paracetamol, ibuprofen or a topical…
  2. Pharmacist-Led Blood Pressure Monitoring: A Practical Australian GuideHigh blood pressure is common, frequently symptom-free and strongly linked with stroke, heart disease, kidney disease and premature death. Community pharmacies…
  3. How Community Pharmacies Support Medication Use After Hospital DischargeLeaving hospital is often treated as the point when recovery begins, yet it is also a period of considerable medication risk. A patient may return home with…
  4. Understanding the Physiology of Addiction in Patient CounselingAddiction is often discussed as a matter of choice, willpower or poor behaviour. For pharmacists, that explanation is too narrow to support safe and effective…
  5. Building a safer medication management program for complex patientsPatients living with several chronic conditions often move between general practices, community pharmacies, hospitals and specialist clinics. Each service may…
  6. Herbal Supplement Interactions: A Pharmacist’s Guide to Safer UseHerbal supplements are often perceived as gentle, natural and compatible with prescription medicines. That assumption can create serious medication-safety…
  7. Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy Through Better Pharmacy ConversationsPharmacists are often the most accessible health professionals in Australia. A person may visit a pharmacy in suburban Melbourne for a flu vaccination, ask…
  8. Pharmacists And Diabetes Self-Management Education In AustraliaDiabetes self-management education helps people translate clinical advice into daily decisions about food, medicines, activity, glucose monitoring and sick-day…
  9. Evaluating Over-the-Counter Sleep Aids Safely in PracticePharmacists across Australia routinely field questions about sleep difficulties from weary customers standing at the dispensary counter after long commutes…
  10. Controlled substance prescriptions during public health emergenciesWhen a public health emergency unfolds in Australia, the rhythm of community pharmacy changes overnight. Whether the trigger is a pandemic, a prolonged…