Seltzer is shorthand for carbonated water

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In 1772 Joseph Priestley used vitriol, chalk, and water to create ‘an exceedingly pleasant sparkling water, resembling seltzer water’.

The White way

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Joint PSA Lifetime Achievement Award winners Terry and Rhonda White AO discuss the origins of one of pharmacy’s most recognisable brands.

FODMAPs and the healthy gut

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The acronym ‘FODMAPs’ is used to describe types of short-chain carbohydrates (sugars) that are poorly absorbed in the small intestine of some individuals. Learning objectives...

Medicine safety – the importance of health literacy

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Communication is key to ensuring patient health literacy.

Pharmacists to administer MMR vaccine in Tasmania

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Free catch-up MMR vaccinations will be available to all eligible Tasmanians from pharmacists following a health department-approved online training program, as well as GPs. The...

A bitter pill to beat malaria

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Quinine’s use in treating malaria is linked to the expansion of European colonisation over the last 400 years. Quinine is derived from the bark of...