Boost for aged care medication safety
Credentialed pharmacists to support more than 8,000 home care clients in expanded partnership, delivering HMRs, prescribing oversight, vaccinations and more Choice Aged Care is extending its existing support of Churches …
Spotlight: Alicia Martin
Canberra pharmacist and startup founder Alicia Martin speaks on why she invented a mobile app, how to find a good work-life balance and life outside of pharmacy Alicia might be …
‘A scary thought … knowing what some people are taking.’
One GP only took a pharmacist’s concerns about a medication-impaired driver seriously when the patient had a collision in the pharmacy car park Some pharmacists believe they should be more …
Medication info at discharge impacts ED, readmission risk
Patients who receive contradictory information are at higher risk of readmission and subsequent ED visit, but thorough medication counselling lowers risk, study finds Hospital patients prescribed a new medication at …
More hospital interns, residents, ED pharmacists needed
Investment into hospital pharmacist workforce “sorely needed” to address “under-resourcing and employee burnout,” says leading group in pre-budget submission More funding for hospital pharmacist positions is required to support sustainability …
‘Increasingly becoming standard practice’
AdPha voices support for proposal to facilitate partnered pharmacist medication prescribing across Queensland, stating its many benefits including alleviating workload pressures Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) has gone to bat for …
Free flu vaccine program to continue
Guild welcomes vaccine announcement for Queenslanders, saying it gives community pharmacists “ample time” to secure stock The Pharmacy Guild has welcomed the Queensland Government’s announcement that flu vaccinations will continue …
A ‘very common’ incident
“Stop and think” before compounding medicines such as clonidine suspension, warns an expert, because it could save your patient’s life—and your career Errors during the preparation of compounded clonidine suspension …
‘Significant distress to patients’
Recent supply shortages for first-line migraine meds hit patients hard and increased workloads, according to a PBAC stakeholder meeting Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CRGP) therapies are recommended as first-line medications for …
‘Our Christmas really has come early’
Eczema patients gifted with continued PBS listing of treatment after higher-than-expected demand nearly saw it withdrawn from the PBS Eczema support groups are praising the decision to keep a treatment …
The week in review
It’s been another big week in pharmacy, with the CWH founders honoured for business success, and the AJP announcing its advanced practice pioneers as voted by you This week the AJP revealed …
Pharmacists ‘uniquely positioned’ to address medicine beliefs
What makes one person “skeptical” of taking medicines while another accepts them readily—and how does this contribute to polypharmacy? Older Australians who perceive their medicines as necessary are more inclined …