May 2022

Pharmacy owner HeeSeung Lee speaks to Jonathan Chilton-Towle about what pharmacy staff can do to resolve some of the more common eye problems customers present with: dry eye, styes and conjunctivitis

Warts are often a topic no one likes to think about, but it’s best not to ignore them, writes pharmacist Darshana Kanjee from Life Pharmacy Dunedin

John Mottershead describes some of the common and not-so-common primary and secondary headache disorders. He also provides up-to-date information on headache treatment and prevention, including non-pharmacological approaches and new treatments on the horizon

Katrina Azer, a clinical pharmacist for Tend Health, looks at reasons why patients don’t take their medicines correctly and how health professionals can address it

Pharmacist and registered herbalist Phil Rasmussen looks at the medicinal properties of certain mushrooms and the research supporting their use for a wide range of illnesses and conditions

Healthcare Handbook technical editor Carmen Fookes discusses the treatment of indigestion and heartburn

Whanganui pharmacist Ray Anderson speaks to Jonathan Chilton-Towle about his love of photography

University of Auckland history and chemistry academics Erin Griffey, Cather Simpson, Michel Nieuwoudt and Ruth Cink explain the ways they are recreating historical beauty practices, and how this affects their research today