PJ, July 2013

‘Martindale’: from abrus to zotarolimus — 130 years of pharmacy knowledge

This month marks the 130th anniversary of Martindale. John Betts and Sue Ho take you on a journey back to the beginning to see how this reference has evolved.…

Diabetes: missing meals and doses

Q. Just the ramipril please. I don’t need the metformin [500mg tds] this time because I’ve got plenty still. I don’t always take them because of my job: I work as a security guard and it means I skip meals sometimes. I know I’m supposed to eat regularly but I don’t want to make a fuss — …

The fight is on — can proposals for self selection of P medicines be defeated?

Pharmacy organisations are taking steps to halt controversial plans to allow members of the public to self-select pharmacy medicines. Elizabeth Sukkar investigates…

Medicines optimisation from principles to practice: risk assessment tools

In this article the authors describe and share risk assessment tools they developed to help pharmacists identify and assist patients at risk of medicines-related morbidity…

Lipidomics — the science and study of how lipids affect and modify our health

In this months’ science article, Kalliopi Dodou and Paul Whiteley take a look at the growing interest in the research of lipids…

When to worry about nosebleeds

Q. I’ve had two nosebleeds this week and I’m a bit worried. Could my blood pressure be getting worse? I do take my tablets every day.…