Preceptors and supervising pharmacists are responsible for making decisions about the ability of pharmacy interns to complete tasks independently as they progress through the supervised practice period.

Ziqi is a regular at your pharmacy. She has popped in today to purchase a salbutamol pressurised metered dose inhaler (pMDI). You notice on her dispensing history that this will be her third in the last 4 weeks and she is overdue to have her repeat for her budesonide dry powder inhaler (DPI) filled.

Onychomycosis is a fungal infection of the nails. If left untreated, it can cause pain, discomfort, spread of infection and physical impairment, negatively impacting quality of life.

Pharmacists play a central role in ensuring the quality and safe use of cannabis and cannabis-based products.

By providing non-judgemental and appropriate counselling on the use of naloxone, pharmacists can empower those who carry it to confidently intervene in the case of opioid toxicity.

Vivienne, a 78-year-old patient of yours, recently started an iron supplement for iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) diagnosed by her GP.

Workplace-based education provides the opportunity for interns to put theory into practice while under the guidance of an experienced pharmacist.

Pharmacists are able to support patients who are undergoing fertility treatment by providing advice on the medicines used in IVF, including the role of each medicine in the treatment cycle, how to use associated injectable devices and the possible adverse effects.

Case Scenario  The nurse unit manager (NUM) of the general medicine ward in the hospital approaches you. She has noticed that her junior nursing staff are not confident with diabetes medicines. She is concerned about their medicine knowledge, methods of...

Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) deficiency can cause serious haematological, neurological and psychiatric problems. Early diagnosis and treatment may reverse deficiency and minimise harms.