Education

This course is on Dry Eye in Pharmacy brought to you by Alcon Laboratories. In this course there will be learnings on the different causes and types of dry eye and which Systane® product is best to use for treatment.

Clinical editor Amy van der Loo rounds up the education content in the latest issue of Pharmacy Today Kaitiaki Rongoā o te Wā. Use the embedded links to go through to the relevant page 

Cold sores are itchy, annoying and unsightly and they only get worse in winter. Pharmacy owner HeeSeung Lee speaks to Jonathan Chilton-Towle about what pharmacy staff can do to help their suffering customers

Christchurch pharmacist Sarah Mooney says pharmacists and pharmacy staff are not off the hook when it comes to realising the seriousness of coeliac disease, as commonly dispensed medications and over-the-counter products may contain gluten

Pharmacist and medical herbalist Phil Rasmussen explains endophytes and their potential uses in healthcare

Editor Ruth Brown, outlines the journey towards relaunching Pharmacy Today’s education package to help our subscribers meet requirements under the Pharmacy Council’s new framework 

The Pharmacy Council has launched its new recertification framework and the online platform to support it but not everyone is impressed

The University of Auckland has announced associate professor Shane Scahill is the new head of the School of Pharmacy, replacing Jeff Harrison who will step down after five years in the role

The Pharmacy Council has launched its new recertification framework and the online platform to support it but not everyone is impressed

The potential causes of headaches are many and varied. Christchurch pharmacist Sarah Mooney discusses some of the more common presentations you might come across and the strategies for relief you can offer