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TROPIC • HEALTH

Community

chemistry

PHARMACY “We are trusted health professionals who
Tropic takes you behind the our patients see as a friendly face to come
to for advice or to just say hi.”
scenes of a local, award-winning
community pharmacy.

A day in the life of a pharmacist, as you Whilst dispensing
can understand, is pretty unpredictable.
There are questions from customers medications is what we
to answer and advice to dish out, are known for, we are Signs of
consultations with other health
professionals, as well as dispensing, also integral in providing sunnier times
managerial and administrative tasks. complete patient care Now borders have reopened,
At Alive Pharmacy’s 10 local stores, Alive pharmacists are seeing
pharmacists have an expansive amount Kimberley Lazzaroni an influx of sunscreen and sea
of knowledge, at least four years of Alive Pharmacist sickness tablets being bought.
education, plenty of experience and Their advice is to ensure your
understanding, plus a dash of pioneering For Kimberley, it’s all about improving high SPF sunscreen contains
spirit, ensuring they can help their patient health outcomes. She said all Alive waterproof ingredients.
community members with any questions, pharmacists are working tirelessly day- Another handy hack is that
queries and concerns they may have. to-day to ensure their customers and the sea sickness tablets come in
For pharmacist Kimberley Lazzaroni, her general community are healthy and stay different flavours. If children
day could include anything from checking that way. want something a little sweeter
Webster packs, to wound treatment, Vaccinations are still up and running to swallow, ask your pharmacist
UTI consults, opioid substitution, to help prevent illness as the influx of for a strawberry flavour, or if you
answering questions about tourists raises the risk of both influenza don’t mind the taste of ginger,
product ingredients or and COVID-19. At Alive, pharmacists this will give you an extra kick to
administering vaccinations. and pharmacy assistants are happy to prevent motion sickness.
Often, it’s all of the above and more. be helping the community flourish and
“Pharmacists are able to provide they’re working alongside other local
accessible healthcare to all members of operators and businesses to help re-build MORE: alivepharmacy.com.au
the community,” she said. the economy post pandemic lockdowns.

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