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...

Beware the risk of drug-associated heat stroke in the elderly

A 76-year-old man with past medical history significant for a cerebrovascular accident, pacemaker insertion for sick sinus syndrome and transurethral resection for benign prostatic...

How to manage neuropathic pain

Neuropathic pain is defined as ‘pain caused by a lesion or disease of the somatosensory nervous system’.1 It is associated with impaired quality of...

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...

The startling extent of Australia’s medication overuse

A new report has found that Australians continue to overuse certain medicines. Pharmacist intervention is necessary to keep this issue in check, said the...