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- The Future of Pharmacogenomics in Everyday Pharmacy PracticePharmacogenomics is moving from a specialist discussion into the practical world of medication review, prescribing support and patient counselling. It examines…
- Creating a Suicide Prevention Protocol for Community Pharmacy TeamsAustralia faces a persistent mental health challenge, with suicide rates remaining a serious public health concern across metropolitan and regional communities…
- Common Antidepressant Interactions and Patient CounsellingAntidepressants are widely used in Australian primary care and community pharmacy, with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs),…
- Pharmacists at the Frontline of Safe Hospital to Home TransitionsAustralians leaving hospital after a cardiac event, joint replacement or complex medication change often describe the first week at home as the most precarious…
- Motivational Interviewing for Stronger Patient Engagement in PharmacotherapyMotivational interviewing has moved well beyond its origins in addiction counselling to become one of the most studied communication frameworks in modern…
- Pharmacy benefit managers and the squeeze on Australian pharmaciesIn the United States, pharmacy benefit managers sit between insurers, drug manufacturers and dispensing pharmacies, negotiating rebates, setting formularies…
- Navigating the legal landscape of medical marijuana dispensingThe therapeutic use of cannabinoids has shifted from a fringe conversation to a mainstream clinical consideration in pharmacies from Perth to Brisbane.…
- Pharmacist-Led Smoking Cessation Clinics: Evidence And ImplementationSmoking cessation is one of the most valuable preventive health services available in community pharmacy. Pharmacists are accessible, familiar healthcare…
- Bringing Pharmaceutical Care Closer: Telepharmacy for Rural AustraliaThe vast brown expanse of the Australian outback, the sweeping paddocks of western Queensland, and the winding coastlines of Tasmania all share a common…
- Medication reconciliation in busy Australian community pharmaciesWhen a customer walks into your dispensary juggling three paper scripts, a hospital discharge summary on their phone, and a bag of loose tablets they have…