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BE OUR GUEST
HEALTH ALWAYS CENTRAL FOR EMMA
Five Pharmacists have served in the Federal Parliament – John Hodges (a Minister in the Fraser Government), Tony Lamb, Tony Lawler, Jim Snow and now, Emma McBride.
FEATURE
OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO REDUCING SEDATIVE USE
In the years Komal Thakkar has provided RMMR and QUM services
to aged care facilities it has been her passion to reduce the use of sedatives.
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COVER STORY
PHARMACIST IN THE
FARMHOUSE
Dodging koalas, kangaroos and squashed bananas are all in a day’s work for north Queensland consultant pharmacist Karalyn Huxhagen as she take pharmacy to the farmhouse to deliver HMRs.
REGULARS
5 PRESIDENT
12 BEOURGUEST
15 MEETAMEMBER
17 EDITORIAL
20 APSIG
27 EVIDENCESUMMARIES 28 EDUCATIONEXTRA
34 AGEDCARE
58 ETHICALDILEMMAS 59 BUSINESS
63 PRODUCT
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
MENTAL HEALTH
38 COUNSELLINGINPRACTICE
41 CPDCALENDAR
42 SUPPORTINGPHARMACYPRACTICE 46 THECOMPLEMENTARYAPPROACH 50 MEDICATIONMYSTERIES
54 MEDICATIONREVIEW
BUSINESS
SERVICES DEVELOPED BY PHARMACISTS FOR PHARMACISTS
The growth of in-pharmacy
health services is creating new career opportunities in some interestingplaces,includingSigma Pharmaceuticals.
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