When Drug Counselling Goes Bad
I’m not sure about you, but I’m not feeling the joy here. This was pulled from a leaflet I found in the dispensary, as captivated as I was by the image, I didn’t read the entire contents, but it was something about asking your pharmacist about your meds, which is an excellent point, but, yes, what caption would you give that image…?
Well, yes we are free, for you the reader, but of course like anything, there are setup costs of us builders. Certain site advertising can come off as obtrusive, and since the initial version of this site was launch in May 09, there was zero advertising as I tried to steer clear of the popups and so forth. However, it seemed appropriate as more interest rose in the site that upgrading may be a necessary option in the future and the costs that are coupled with such a move.
Foremost in mind was not to have products that do not reflect the core purpose of this site, while the site will be a lighthearted look at pharma issues for both fellow pharmas and medicos, as well as the public, the ads you will see are aimed to be products which are ethical and appropriate. If you have any complaints or notice an ad that is generated that you believe is not appropriate, please contact us to have it removed.
As above. This site is primarily to act as a contact point for those medication questions you may want to ask and we can hopefully provide answers to, but this posts/blog page will fundamentally be home to me, AustralianPharma. While this site started out as a frame for questions to be submitted to be answered by a Registered Pharmacist, I was inspired by my pharmacist colleagues in the US whose tales of the daily dispensary grind to expand the posts page into a blog. In my comments on these blogs I was asked questions about the system here in Australia, so though this blog could be a good reference for those wanting to know how this system works here, as well as those in Australia who can relate to what the blog contains.
I am not sure how regular this will be, and the priority is always to answer the medication questions we receive from our readers. Ultimately, I hope this will provide an interesting and irreverent account of my and my colleagues pharmacy travels. Please, do not take this blog section too seriously, it is one pharmacist’s account of what is going around them, and should be taken lightly. (more…)
This page will contain all the compact up to date news and facts as they come to hand in the pharmaceutical world. This is an informal, and we hope enjoyable, read that gives the perspective of this site’s admin on the way pharma is going at the moment. This site is aimed both at pharmacists, other health professionals, and of course the public. As the name suggests, this is a no obligation website where you may ask any drug related question you wish and you will receive a prompt reply. In addition to the evolving posts, we will have some set links which are a FAQ type page on topics we pharmacists continually are asked about. However, if you don’t find the answer you are looking for – ask!
Seems most of the issues resolved, but if you notice any glitches on the site, please feel free to report them, and let us know what browser you are using. At the moment the site is optimized for IE and Safari, which means it should be compatible across the board.
We’re online! …okay, to those persons who use this site to ask questions, yes, we have been online since May this year, but the blog section was not used and we have re-jigged (that’s definitely a word) a few things and we will be having a regular blog from the perspective of an Australian pharmacist. We give full credit to the US blogs who have inspired us to actually make use of this blog function of the site which has been dormant for the past few months. The site was setup simply as a portal for the public to ask as medication questions, but no reason it can’t be for both!
NEW ADDITION: WWW.ASKAPHARMACIST.COM.AU IS THE HOME OF THE PHARMACY BLOG OF AUSTRALIANPHARMA – FOLLOW THE HOME PAGE AND READ ON ABOUT THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS, AS WELL AS ABSURDNESS, OF PHARMACY IN AUSTRALIA WITH COMMENTARY OF THE GLOBAL STATE OF THE PROFESSION…AS WELL AS MISCELLANEOUS OPINIONS. THIS BLOG WILL BE OF INTEREST TO ALL PHARMACISTS, PHARMACY TECHS, AND PHARMACY STUDENTS REGARDLESS OF YOUR HOME COUNTRY. ENJOY.