April 2010 Vol 29 No 4
The National President says – A bumpy and hazardous road
Letters
Canberra commentary – A healthy dose of election posturing
State news
Early career pharmacist focus – Laying down the law for Queensland Early Career Pharmacists
NAPSA update – NAPSA attends APP
Cover story – Pharmacist prescribing in Australia – reality or pipedream?
Journal roundup
Palliative care – PEPA – Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach
Continuing professional development contents
Counselling in practice – Enticing young children to take medicines
Health promotion – Child nutrition
Supporting pharmacy practice – Walking the talk – Implementing standards in the provision of scheduled medicines
Conferences/CPE calendars
Solutions through compounding – Paediatric mixtures
Pathology tests – A growing concern: Growth hormone and children
Medication review – Weight loss, diabetic control and Turkish bread … just another brick in the wall
Evidence in practice – Managing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children
Knowledge in practice questions
Feature – Implementing services and creating a flexible pharmacy (part 4)
Research – Abstracts from the 2009 Pharmacy Australia Congress
Herbal medicines – Prostate pipped by a pumpkin
Cyberpharm – Ride the third Universal Bus
Product news – Maxalt, Pradaxa, Stelara, Micardis, Erbitux, Panadol Extra, Nurofen for Children, S-26 GOLD, Strepsils Cool, Zeltek.
