The heat of the moment: managing children with pain or fever

Acute pain or fever is common in children. Pain occurs as a result of injury, illness, teething and necessary medical procedures.

Pharmacists: the secret ingredient in the quit smoking journey

Each year, approximately 15,500 Australian families face the grief and trauma of someone they love dying from a disease caused by smoking. In 2017,...

SSRIs for mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease

Could selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) help reduce the burden of Alzheimer’s disease and prevent decline from mild cognitive impairment? An estimated 10% of people...

Fungal foot infections

The feet and toenails are prone to a variety of infections, as they are frequently exposed to a moist environment through the regular use...

The importance of a multimodal approach to pain management

The shift from viewing pain as simply a symptom opens up opportunities to greatly improve the way it is treated, writes PainWISE MD Joyce...

Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors for the treatment of ovarian cancer

Case scenario Mrs Jones, aged 59, is a regular patient at your pharmacy. For the last few weeks she has come in almost daily to...