When retired pharmacist David Taggart was running his two pharmacies in Scarborough, a beachside suburb of Perth, he placed a great deal of emphasis on customer care.
‘I wish MedAdvisor had been around when I was a pharmacist’
‘I suffer from memory loss, so MedAdvisor is a life-changer’
“In the end, my pharmacist suggested we download MedAdvisor as a way of managing all of my different medications.”
“Think only the elderly get osteoporosis? Think again”
“One of the most common myths is that osteoporosis only happens in the most elderly of populations, such as people over 80.”
Carers cannot help others if they don’t look after themselves
“I am a very resilient person, but I think all carers by nature are resilient because they have to be.”
Are the winter blues real?
"While there can be a stigma attached to having the "winter blues", the signs and symptoms of SAD are valid and require support, compassion and empathy."
“Diabetes is manageable and support is available”
"It is possible to not only survive but thrive with diabetes, which Jo has done impressively for the past two decades"
“Connection is a big part of Men’s Health”
“If they have a friend they can talk to or they’re in a committed relationship or some kind of trusting relationship, then that is very good for men’s health”
“I write my own medical reports”
The 68-year-old uses the MedAdvisor app to alert him when his medication is running low, which he then cross-checks with his own records.
“The truth about the ‘Hollywood heart attack’”
The Heart Foundation’s Heart Week has many goals: to raise awareness of the symptoms of heart disease, reduce the lifestyle factors that cause it and — importantly — dispel the myth of the “Hollywood heart attack”.