menopause
Shortfall in meds knowledge, therapies impacts women
Pharmacist training in women鈥檚 health and further PBS coverage for hormone therapies will help women receive better care for menopause, argues SHPA Pharmacists are 鈥渋deally placed鈥� in both community and …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Embedded on-site aged care pharmacists in Australia Qualitative semistructured interviews explored the roles of early adopters of Australia’s embedded on-site pharmacist …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Advancing menopause care in Australia: barriers and opportunities Lack of clinician knowledge, poor access to services, negative attitudes, and lagging research …
Progestogens in perimenopause: an evidence-informed approach
Advice and counselling from pharmacists may help women better understand perimenopause and allow them to adopt an evidence-informed approach to management. By Yee Mellor BPharm, MCncrSc, GPhC, MSHP is the …
Menopausal hormone therapy: risks and benefits
Advances in the understanding of the risks and benefits, contraindications, timing and type of delivery of menopausal hormone therapy will assist women to have clear information to make appropriate decisions. …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Vasomotor Symptoms During Menopause Vasomotor symptoms affect as many as 80% of perimenopausal and post-menopausal women. Menopausal hormone therapy remains the …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news COPD鈥怷 Australian guidelines for the diagnosis and management of COPD This summary of the updated COPD-X guidelines highlights the importance of …
Managing postmenopause
Managing menopausal symptoms can be a challenge, but pharmacists play an important role in providing advice on a healthy lifestyle, the benefits and harms of complementary therapies, and the safe …
Menopause – a patient centred approach: CPD podcast
A two-part CPD podcast presented by Brett MacFarlane, Dr Treasure McGuire and 聽Dr Natasha Andreadis, about the key aspects related to perimenopause and menopause. It is important to take a …
Scarcity substitution notice issued
Pharmacists now able to substitute alternatives for menopause treatment after a scarcity notification was issued聽 聽 The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has advised of a shortage of all strengths of …
Clinical tips: perimenopause
How can pharmacists help women navigate the perimenopause? Carlene McMaugh takes a look Menopause affects all women, and is defined by the end of a woman’s menstrual periods, with the …
Research Roundup
Pharmacological treatment for obesity; hormone therapy for postmenopausal women; and mepolizumab in patients with severe asthma… Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Pharmacological Treatment for …