Good Pharmacy Practice
Editorial

Working towards enhancing pharmacy practice in Malta
Victor Scerri

Pruritus
Dino Vella Briffa

Food-drug interactions: Do they really matter?
Valerie Vella

The clinical relevance of pharmacokinetics and drug interactions with anti epileptic drugs
Janet Mifsud

Pricing of medicinal products: considerations in a small market state
Claude Farrugia, Kiriasis Savvas

Biotech drugs: biological therapeutic agents
Godfrey Grech, Anthony Fenech

The European Court of Justice on the liberalisation of community pharmacy services
Francesca Buttigieg

The roles and responsibilities of the qualified person in the pharmaceutical industry
Rachel Cilia Pisani, Gabrielle Vella Brincat, Claude Farrugia

Issue 14 2008

Diversity in practice
Editorial

Insulin in the management of diabetes mellitus
Ruth Theuma

Long-acting beta₂-adrenoreceptor agonists: salmeterol and formoterol
Lorna Marie West

Probiotics: which, when and why?
Valerie Vella

An international overview of some pharmacist prescribing models
Valerie Vella

Code of Ethics for the Pharmaceutical Profession
Pharmacy Council Malta

The Pharmaceutical Unit
Vanessa Bugeja

The impact of EU legislation on medicines in Malta
Vanessa Bugeja

Policy principles for a competitive healthcare environment
PRIMA

EU twinning: ‘Light’
Joseph Busuttil

Primary care: quo vadis?
Isabel Stabile, Jean Karl Soler

Issue 13 2007

Prescribing, dispensing and patient safety
Editorial

An update on the management of hypertension
Marise Gauchi

A focus on the newer antibiotics targeting Gram-positive bacteria
Antonella P. Tonna, Ivan Tonna, Paul Cuschieri

Pharmacogenetics: the path to personalized prescribing
Anthony G. Fenech

Benzodiazepines: benefits versus risks
Lorna Marie West

Personal experiences of health and illness on the web:
A resource for patients, carers and health professionals
Kath Ryan, Andrew Herxheimer

Health perceptions and adherence to diet
Josianne Scerri, Eamonn Ferguson, Christian A. Scerri

Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease – GORD
Valerie Vella

Medicines: mere generic facts
Vanessa Bugeja

Issue 12 2007

Supporting healthcare professionals in their war against obesity
Editorial

Malta: an obesogenic island in the Mediterranean
Maria Ellul

Addressing the nutrition extremes
Claire Sillato Copperstone

Seven star pharmacists
Gauden Galea

Tackling obesity: the big challenge
Geof Rayner

Childhood obesity: a critical Maltese health issue
Victor Grech

Pathogenesis of obesity
Josanne Vassallo

Weight management: an evidence-based approach
Roberta Borg Costanzi

The weight reduction service organised by the
Health Promotion Department, Malta
Maria Ellul

Knowledge, attitude and behaviour change in participants attending
 an eight-week weight reduction programme
Vanessa Bugeja

Options in the pharmacological management of morbid obesity
Eileen Vella

Nutritional recommendations for people with diabetes
Mario Caruana

Administration of drugs to patients with swallowing difficulties
Corinne Bowman

Are chondroitin and glucosamine in combination effective in the treatment of osteoarthritic pain?
Mario R. Sammut

Issue 11 2006

10 years in the service of the profession
Editorial

Patient safety
Mary P Tulley

Pharmacotherapeutic approaches in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease
Charles Scerri

The Malta Dementia Society
Charles Scerri, Stephen Abela

Innovative medicines for Europe
Fergal Donnelly

The Pharmacy Council
David Camilleri

Osteoporosis: bare bone facts
Eileen Vella

The complexity of treatment with warfarin
Antonella Tonna, Ivan Tonna

MCPP activities during the past year
Ruth Theuma

 

Association of Surgeons of Malta: eCME programme
Adrian Agius

Issue 10 2005

Ensuring the appropriate use of medicines
Editorial

Drug-related problems: a cornerstone for pharmaceutical care
Foppe van Mil

Multiple sclerosis
Leslie Agius

The rise and fall of the COX-2 inhibitors
Mark L Zammit

Drug-induced peptic ulcer disease
Valerie Vella

Malaria and the traveller
Antonella Tonna, Ivan Tonna

Controlled temperature storage of medicinals
Claude A Farrugia

Medicines update
Medicines and poisons information unit, St Luke's Hospital
 

Using counselling skills to communicate more effectively
Juliet Higdon

Issue 9 2005
 

The burden of respiratory disease
Editorial

A breath of fresh air
Guest editorial

Auenbrugger and Laënnec: Two pioneers who have demarcated
the development of Western thoracic medicine
Roger Ellul-Micallef

Drug-induced respiratory disease
Lorna Marie West

Respiratory infections in childhood: to use antibiotics or not?
Simon Attard Montalto

Cough: a defence mechanism and a symptom
Joseph M Cacciottolo

Controlling asthma and improving quality of life
Maria Cordina

Pharmacogenetics of asthma therapeutics
Anthony G Fenech, Roger Ellul-Micallef

COPD: a public health problem requiring attention
Joseph M Cacciottolo, Maria Cordina

 

Mycoplasma pneumoniae in community acquired pneumonias
Paul Caruana

Issue 8 2004

Working with the patient
Editorial

Multidisciplinary professional interaction
Josanne Vassallo

The role of communication skills
Marja Airaksinen

Warfarin
Antonella Tonna and Anne Gilchrist

Equity and solidarity in healthcare
Mary Anne Sant Fournier

Drugs in renal failure
Corinne Bowman

The AD/HD family support group
Tessa M Anastasi

The scaly scalp
Dino Vella Briffa

Issue 7 2003
 

International Social Pharmacy Workshop
Editorial

Consumer Medicines Information: An International Perspective
DK Theo Raynor

The Concept of Social Pharmacy
EW Sørensen, JK Mount, ST Christensen

WHO Special Project for Pharmaceuticals in NIS
Nina Saoutenkova

Paediatric Cancer in Malta
Victor Calvagna

Drugs and the Athlete: What is the price for winning at any cost?
Janet Mifsud

The Psoriasis Association of Malta
Josette Camilleri

Diabetes Mellitus: Insulin Use Part 3
Antonella Tonna

Dermal Fillers
Alister Mallia

Issue 6 2002

Health-Related Information and the Internet
Editorial

Management of Type II Diabetes Mellitus Part 2
Antonella Tonna

The Malta Red Cross
Lino Cutajar

The Breast Care Support Group
Helen Muscat

Towards a Framework for the Continual Improvement of Healthcare
Patricia Vella Bonanno, Clare Mackie

Paracetamol: Safety versus Toxicity
John Stephen Forte

Flow-Through Dissolution Testing
A comparison with stirred beaker methods
Claude A. Farrugia

Issue 5 2001

Drug Therapy Management
Editorial

Long Term Care for the Elderly
The Role for Pharmacists
Carmel M. Hughes

Provision of Palliative Care in Malta
Claudia Taylor-East

Interactions of Grapefruit Juice with Drugs
John Stephen Forte

Prescribing Errors: What’s the Story?
Bryony Dean

The Importance of Education in Diabetes Care
Moira Grixti, Anna Zammit Mckeon

Diabetes Mellitus and its Management
An Introductory Overview Part 1
Antonella Tonna

Issue 4 2000

Evidence-Based Pharmacy Practice
Editorial

How Safe are Herbal Products?
John Stephen Forte

Out of the Shadows: Services for Persons with Epilepsy in Malta
Dr Janet Mifsud

The Achilles Project
Prevalence of Tinea Pedis and Onychomycosis in Malta
The Maltese Dermatological Association

Pharmacy and the EU
The Impact of European Union Membership on the Pharmacy Profession in Malta
Mary Ann Sant Fournier

Coeliac Association Malta
Carole Pace Balzan

Dietary Supplements: Sorting Fact from Fiction
Yvette Azzopardi

Issue 3 1999

"Learning is about knowing how to find out what you don’t know"
Editorial

Management of Migraine
Isabelle Farrugia

The Treatment of Asthma with Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists
Maria Cordina

Health Promotion and the Community Pharmacist
Maria Ellul

The Antiplatelet Activity of Aspirin
Claude A. Farrugia

Community Pharmacists’ Involvement with Substance Abusers, Alcoholics & Their Families
Media liaison committee, Sedqa

The Pharmacist’s Response to the Needs of Patients Undergoing Treatment With Psychotropic Medication
Mary Ann Sant Fournier