Non-practising pharmacist Sarah Mooney explores medicinal cannabis, its potential benefits and risks, the regulatory framework, dispensing considerations, and the role of pharmacists in supporting patients using medicinal cannabis
In this article, Sue Frankland looks at the global problem of wastage of medications, including causes such as overprescribing and non-adherence. She also presents information from her master’s dissertation on how people understand, and respond to, medication expiration dates
Healthcare Handbook technical editor Carmen Pope looks at where cystitis fits among urinary tract infections, then outlines its treatments and prevention
Healthcare Handbook technical editor Carmen Pope looks at heartburn, including its causes, symptoms and treatment, as well as how to distinguish it from a heart attack
Non-practising pharmacist Sarah Mooney provides a comprehensive guide to enable pharmacy professionals to assist patients in understanding, treating and controlling their acne concerns
With holiday season upon us, it’s time to improve your understanding of motion sickness. Healthcare Handbook technical editor Carmen Pope discusses possible causes, symptoms and treatments
Clinical pharmacist Katrina Azer writes about pharmacogenomics, the promising field that helps tailor medications to genes. She reviews its impact on clinical practice and the challenges that need to be overcome to adopt it
Academic pharmacist Nataly Martini provides key information on Helicobacter pylori pathophysiology, diagnosis and evidence-based treatment strategies to enhance patient outcomes