Absence from Work Certificates
Many community pharmacies now provide absence from work certificates. This means your local pharmacist can help when you or someone you car...
Did you know your community pharmacy does more than just dispense medication? Pharmacies Australia-wide are expanding the range of health services they provide to their patients, and are now evolving into local health hubs. Have a read through a range of services community pharmacies offer to see how your pharmacy could help you and your family live a healthier life!
Did you know your community pharmacy does more than just dispense medication?
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Many community pharmacies now provide absence from work certificates. This means your local pharmacist can help when you or someone you car...
Anaemia is a deficiency in the number or quality of red blood cells which carry oxygen around the body. It isn’t a disease in itself,...
Have you had your child’s asthma inhaler technique checked recently? Did y...
Blood glucose tests, which can be conducted in pharmacy through a simple blood test, measure the amount of glucose in your blood. Glucose i...
Maintaining healthy blood pressure is important because high blood pressure is a risk factor for diseases such as heart attack, kidney fail...
From the age of 40 our bones tend to gradually lose their density and while this is a natural part of ageing, it is important to monitor an...
Australia has one of the highest rates of bowel cancer in the world, with this particular cancer being the third most common cancer in the ...
Looking for hormonal contraception? The Community Pharmacy Hormonal Contraception Pilot offers patients aged 16 and older, and who meet oth...
Do you or someone you know get out of breath more easily than others your age? Do you have a persistent cough and bring up phlegm or mucus ...
Vaccination protects you, your loved ones, and your community....
Community pharmacy serves a vital role in the delivery of chemotherapy medicines to Australians undergoing lifesaving treatment, often in r...
Maintaining a healthy cholesterol level is key to good health and your community pharmacy is an ideal place to visit and have your choleste...
Many pharmacies help patients take their medicines by ‘customising’ them for their individual needs. These pharmacists are know...
Compression garments are instrumental in preventing deep vein thrombosis as well as being essential elements in the management of wounds an...
Many community pharmacies offer home delivery services which are particularly useful for the very sick, aged or immobile patients. ...
How your community pharmacy cares for patients with diabetes ...
Diabetes sufferers can get help to maximise the benefits they get from their medicines and equipment by having a Diabetes Medscheck through...
Diabetes has been described as the silent pandemic with 280 Australians developing the disease every day. That’s one person every fiv...
Your community pharmacist may be able to help you with the signing of statutory documents and certification of copies of important document...
How pharmacists can help manage your medicines Do you, or someone you love, have...
Australians are spoiled for choice when it comes to after-hours access at community pharmacies. What makes them so accessible is their loca...
The services that pharmacists in Queensland can offer to patients are changing to save you valuable time and hassle. Your local Queensland ...
Many people struggle to take their medicines as prescribed, be this because they take multiple medicines or multiple doses, they are confus...
Regular monitoring of how your blood is clotting is an important part of any regimen involving medicines which change the way your blood cl...
Did you know pharmacists can help you manage medicines for yourself and those you care for? ...
Community pharmacies are increasingly playing a major role in helping patients manage mental health issues. In addition, because of their a...
While generally the health of older people is better than it has ever been, mobility remains an issue as people get older and often they ne...
Pharmacists can help take the stress out of baby care Welcoming a baby into the ...
Many community pharmacies are now access points for services and products provided under the National Diabetes Services Scheme. ...
Many people rely on needles, lancets or syringes to manage medical conditions and maintain their health as well. Your community pharmacy ma...
Community pharmacies are at the forefront of helping patients with opioid dependency treatment. Pharmacists and patients involved in Opioid...
Due to the growing ageing population, which is putting added stresses on hospital and healthcare systems,community pharmacies are increasin...
The Palliative Care Medicines Pharmacy Network- SA initiative is a network of 3...
Have you thought about quitting smoking? Have you tried to quit in the past? Failure can be caused by many reasons such as peer pressure to...
Getting rid of unwanted or out-of-date medicines properly is important. It has been estimated that more than 500 tonnes of medicines find t...
The provision of sleep apnoea services through community pharmacies across Australia is a growing area for the sector which is benefitting ...
Some patients need to have their medicines provided to them in instalments. This is known as Staged Supply and has been designed to support...
The rapid growth of technology and innovation in communication has meant more and more pharmacies are providing telehealth services. This m...
Advancing Healthcare Access for Women Did you know that one in two Australian wo...
Vaccination not only protects individuals, but others in the community by reducing the spread of preventable diseases. ...
Annual vaccination is the most important measure to prevent influenza and its complications. It is recommended for all people aged 6 months...
Community pharmacies are increasingly becoming centres for weight management with pharmacists and pharmacy staff undertaking training and i...
Community pharmacies have long been centres for the treatment of minor wounds resulting from accidents, sporting injuries or other mishaps....