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1. Harm Minimisation in community pharmacy

   8 April 2019

   Harm Minimisation seems like a mantra we should all adopt in life. It’s a common-sense philosophy that extends beyond providing pharmacotherapy for opioid or nicotine addiction. Yet, although we are knocking on the door of 2020, it still is not…

   National | Blog Post | Clinical

2. Consult rooms are plentiful in Forbes

   23 January 2019

   Confidence in the future of community pharmacy is major theme behind much of the work undertaken by Flannery’s Pharmacy in Forbes, NSW.This confidence is reflected in a major refurbishment of the pharmacy which has seen it consolidate its role as…

   National | Blog Post | Business Administration, Community Engagement, Leadership, Advocacy

3. Confidence is key in the Emerald city

   23 January 2019

   Community pharmacists need to be more confident of themselves and the knowledge and skills they possess to help patients and customers.This is the view of Jessica Burrey, proprietor of Emerald Plaza Pharmacy, Queensland, who says that while the profession has…

   National | Blog Post | Community Engagement, Innovation, Leadership, Advocacy

4. Member-pharmacy only

   FPP Blog: Issue 63: Getting Ready for KPI Monitoring

   10 January 2019

   In keeping with the saying ‘good decisions come from good data’, this blog will focus on the first considerations in preparing your pharmacy for accurate monitoring of its financial performance.

   WA | Blog Post | Training, Business Administration, Innovation, Leadership, Clinical

5. Oncology pharmacists

   13 December 2018

   Helping cancer patients understand treatment one prescription at a timeOncology pharmacists face an increasing workload with the number of new cancer diagnoses in Australia predicted to grow to 138,321 in 2018. With such a high rate of diagnosis, many patients…

   National | Blog Post | Clinical

6. Member-pharmacy only

   FPP Blog: Issue 59: Is a Pharmacy Website Really Worth It?

   29 November 2018

   Short answer — yes, yes it is. Overwhelmingly, yes.I guess you don’t have to read the rest of this article now, but if you want to know why and access free resources for your pharmacy, perhaps stick around.…

   WA | Blog Post | Business Administration, Marketing, Innovation, Guild Corporate

7. Collaboration prevents medicine misadventure

   27 November 2018

   Preventable negative medication events through non-compliance and misadventure are causing increasing concern among health authorities and the Federal Government.And one leading community pharmacist believes better communication between pharmacist and doctors could be a key to addressing the issuesLuke van der…

   National | Blog Post | Clinical

8. Weather warms up for tick bites

   19 September 2018

   Community pharmacies have a critical role in helping patients suffering from Lyme or Lyme-like disease, or to use the Government’s preferred definition - Debilitating Symptom Complexes Attributed to Ticks.Many of the patients are suspicious of the health profession after often…

   National | Blog Post | Clinical

9. It’s all in the language

   21 August 2018

   The need to ensure people in the community gain maximum benefit from their medicines through adherence has seen WA pharmacist Hannah Mann and her team develop unique symbols to inform when and how medicines should be taken.Hannah, of Kimberley Pharmacy…

   National | Blog Post | Community Engagement, Clinical

10. AF screening in pharmacy

    7 August 2018

    Opportunities for pharmacists to become involved in atrial fibrillation (AF) screening could help dramatically reduce the number of AF-related strokes, experts in the field say.AF is the most common arrhythmia and increases the risk of stroke five times with research…

    National | Blog Post | Clinical