Month: September 2019

Making Caring Easier

Making Caring Easier

Pharmacy news

30-09-2019

One of the biggest challenges facing carers is medication management, especially when the need of the person they are caring for are complex. It’s easy to forget or accidentally double up on medicines, especially if you are taking multiple medicines and at different times of the day.

Your community pharmacist is an easily accessible source of help and support and one of the ways your pharmacy can support you is through the use of a Dose Administration Aid (DAA). This can help make taking medicines safer by ensuring the medicines are taken at the right time and in the correct dose. A DAA provides an easy visual cue so that you can see at a glance what has been taken. Unlike a bottle of pills, a DAA cannot be accidentally spilled or changed without it being evident. This makes it easy to monitor medicine compliance. A DAA is also useful if your loved one goes to hospital, providing clear information about what medications are being taken. Read More >

Pollen season and asthma

Pollen season and asthma

Health & Wellness

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Asthma explained

  • The common symptoms of asthma are wheezing, breathlessness and chest tightness 
  • Different triggers bring on asthma symptoms in different people.
  • Asthma can be controlled with regular preventer medication every day (if prescribed) and using a reliever when symptoms flare up.
  • People experiencing asthma-like symptoms for the first time should visit their GP for assessment and advice, and if appropriate, develop an asthma management plan.
  • An asthma attack can threaten life – call triple zero (000) for an ambulance in an emergency and tell the operator that someone is having an asthma attack.
  • Find out more about asthma and its treatment – this will help improve asthma control and help you feel more confident to look after yourself, your child or anyone in your care.
  • A range of programs and services are available to support Australians with asthma.

Asthma is a common disease of the airways – the structures through which air passes when moving from your mouth and nose right down to the smallest structures in your lungs. About one in nine to ten Australians have asthma. It is often associated with other allergic conditions like hay fever and eczema. Read More >

World Pharmacists day

World Pharmacists day

Our pharmacy services

25-09-2019

It’s World Pharmacists Day, so our pharmacists are celebrating by being at work!

Every single day, our pharmacists do their best to help our patients with their health.
💊Sometimes that means explaining about a new medicine.
💊Sometimes that means dressing a wound.
💊Sometimes that means changing a Medico-Pak for a patient who has just been discharged from hospital with changes to their medicines.
💊Sometimes that means encouraging people to see a doctor.
💊Sometimes that means calling 000 for someone.

Often it means drinking a cold cup of coffee, or shovelling down a super quick lunch, or staying back late. It means working in the evening, and on weekends, and on public holidays.

We are so lucky to have such dedicated, knowledgeable, helpful, passionate, kind and caring pharmacists on our team.

❤️ THANK YOU ❤️

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Mental Health Week 2019

Mental Health Week 2019

Health Weeks

Mental Health Week 2019

October 5 -11 2019 | Mental Health: What do you know?

Mental Health Week aims to activate, educate and engage Victorians around mental health and related issues through the organisation of a huge variety of events by individuals and organisations across the state.

The theme for Mental Health Week 2019 in Victoria is Mental Health: What do you know?

We are asking Victorians what do they know about mental health.

World Mental Health Day

We also support World Mental Health Day on October 10th, 2019.

The theme for WMHDay, as set by the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) is ‘Making Mental Health a Global Priority: Scaling Up Services Through Citizen Advocacy and Action’.

Mental Health Week / Day / Month is celebrated all around Australia, with each state adopting their own theme and holding their own events each year. Learn more here

 

 

Web Links

→ www.mentalhealthvic.org.au

→ www.health.vic.gov.au

→ www.vic.gov.au

→ Men’s Health Week 2020

→ Mental Health Foundation

Learn more about the Impromy program

Learn more about the Impromy program

Pharmacy news

If you’ve been thinking about leading a healthier lifestyle, consider theImpromy Weight Loss Program .

Developed in collaboration with the CSIRO, the Impromy program focuses on improving health through weight loss and good nutrition.

And our Impromy consultants with be right there with you, from the initial appointment where your blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar levels will be checked, and then to provide guidance with consultations throughout the program.

There are meal replacement shakes, soups and bars which have been formulated to provide a scientifically proven nutritional balance.

For the month of September, we’ve reduced the cost of the membership pack to $24.99. That’s 50% off the regular price, and you receive:
✅ lifetime membership (no rejoining fees)
📚 a recipe book
📱 access to the app
❤️ an initial health review and free ongoing consultations.

Speak to one of our team to learn more about the Impromy program, and to work out if it’s right for you.

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