Tales From The Frontline
Two wheels: the next big thing
The next thing can be as simple as something that makes it easier to carry your luggage, or it could be something totally high tech. We won’t know till it’s …
HM ConnecTED
While harm minimisation can be a turn-off conference topic for some, it is pharmacy’s equivalent of a must-see TED talk for others, says Angelo Pricolo Sometimes I listen to TED …
Play on words: Turning the Joker into Superman
Words are powerful tools that can entrance, entertain, engage but also enrage and perplex; even in a pharmacy setting Much to my wife鈥檚 disdain (on occasions) almost nothing excites me …
Pharmacotherapy for caffeine addiction
Being a long, long way from anywhere (in Reno, Nevada) causes a first-time exposure to withdrawal from a favoured substance In 2009 I found myself stranded in Reno, Nevada (a …
Synthetic opioids: the coming wave
Fentanyl has yet to fully enter Australia, but experts believe it is a matter of when, not if, it arrives on our shores. Is there a role for pharmacists in …
Don鈥檛 worry about the stickers鈥�
Pharmacists are in an invidious position when combating erroneous or confusing medicine labels, with consumers, manufacturers and regulators all seeming to make the job more difficult There is no doubt …
Hi, I鈥檓 your pharmacist!
Hi, I鈥檓 your pharmacist and I鈥檓 not ignoring you it鈥檚 just that I鈥檓 pretty focused on my job at the moment聽 Although you may not really understand all that this …
First pasta post
A look into the art, science and health qualities of that quintessentially Italian dish: pasta聽 聽 No food defines Italy more than pasta. Well, maybe pizza. But this article is …
No more for the favourite
Gambling is big business. It鈥檚 fun for some and can manufacture hope and happiness. But for many it induces hopelessness and despair, writes Angelo Pricolo We are surrounded by advertisements …
Stepping over the line
Administration of Long Acting Injectable Buprenorphine injections by pharmacists has been a ‘quantum shift’ in the profession’s scope of practice聽 Long Acting Injectable Buprenorphine (LAIB) has been a revolution in …
From 20 to zero: the Supercare backflip
Angelo Pricolo laments the end of funding for Victoria’s 24-hour Supercare pharmacies In a massive backflip that legendary Romanian gymnast Nadia Com膬neci would be proud of, the Victorian state government …
The OTC top 10
Have you ever wondered what are the biggest selling over-the-counter products around the country? There’s some surprises when you look at the top 10 best sellers聽 1. Sugar… The biggest …