November 2022

Tina Hillier, from Christchurch’s ENGAGE Pharmacy Group, has seasonal gifts as well as special products to make the holidays zing

Pharmacist Darshana Kanjee from Life Pharmacy Dunedin looks for solutions to heat-related rashes and miliaria 

Spring is here and for many people that means having an annual spring clean. But dusting down the shelves can lead to itchy eyes and runny noses. Jonathan Chilton-Towle talks to pharmacist HeeSeung Lee about what can be done to reduce allergens in the home and how to treat resulting reactions 

New guidelines for asthma management were published in 2020. Pharmacist prescriber Helen Cant outlines what has changed in guideline recommendations and, in collaboration with medical writer Gayle Robins, discusses strategies for reducing the disproportionate asthma burden in Māori and Pacific peoples

Máté Hegedus-Gaspar takes a close look at an HDC case, where a baby was incorrectly dispensed methadone, to extract lessons for pharmacists and technicians

Healthcare Handbook technical editor Carmen Fookes discusses urticaria, including its causes and treatment

Long COVID has the potential to be a long-lasting health burden, but pharmacist and medical herbalist Phil Rasmussen writes there are already many herbs that can help with the wide-ranging symptoms

In part two of a series on how pharmacists can play a role in reducing the “pill burden”, clinical pharmacist for Tend Health, Katrina Azer, outlines the process of deprescribing

Events in fictional dramas often reflect happenings in real life, with royal history being filled with tales of ill-health and concerns about their dynasty, as discussed by Kristie Patricia Flannery and Sarah Bendall