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Tanya Maloney MPS[/caption]
Australia’s priority actions to address medicines safety at transitions of care
The recently published AdPha Standard of Practice for Pharmacy Services Specialising in Transitions of Care describes current best practice for the provision of pharmacy services that specialise in transitions of care, such as hospital outreach pharmacists and community liaison pharmacists, and supports the introduction of transitions of care stewardship programs into existing organisational clinical systems.22 
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The new CAL 13[/caption]
Paediatric risperidone errors prompt TGA safety update
The TGA has tightened dosing advice for the antipsychotic risperidone after an alarming number of overdoses occurred in patients under 18.
High interruption rates threaten patient safety
New research has found that pharmacists are interrupted at alarming rates when dispensing medicines.
Led by Monash University’s Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, the...
Bridging the palliative care education gap for pharmacists
Dedicated palliative care training for pharmacists is not commonplace. This PSA-developed course aims to change that.
Improving medicines safety at transitions of care
Transitions of care are periods of high risk for medication errors and miscommunication, leading to patient harm.
New CAL medicine storage guidance
Both Cautionary Advisory Label (CAL) 6 and CAL 13 have been overhauled to sharpen storage advice.
CAL 6 explanatory notes advice in Digital Australian Pharmaceutical...
Paediatric risperidone errors prompt TGA safety update
The TGA has tightened dosing advice for the antipsychotic risperidone after an alarming number of overdoses occurred in patients under 18.
High interruption rates threaten patient safety
New research has found that pharmacists are interrupted at alarming rates when dispensing medicines.
Led by Monash University’s Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, the...
Bridging the palliative care education gap for pharmacists
Dedicated palliative care training for pharmacists is not commonplace. This PSA-developed course aims to change that.
Improving medicines safety at transitions of care
Transitions of care are periods of high risk for medication errors and miscommunication, leading to patient harm.
New CAL medicine storage guidance
Both Cautionary Advisory Label (CAL) 6 and CAL 13 have been overhauled to sharpen storage advice.
CAL 6 explanatory notes advice in Digital Australian Pharmaceutical...
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A cup of tea, a Bex and a good lie down
Immortalised in Australian slang, the analgesic phenacetin (used in Bex powder) is wrapped up in the development of the modern pharmaceutical industry and has...
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine health hubs announced
The Federal Government is calling on community pharmacists to help vaccinate millions of Australians against COVID-19.
Landmark Australian study on oxycodone prescribing
Oxycodone is the most prescribed strong opioid in Australia. Yet little was known about its use and prescribing patterns – until now.
Triptans downscheduled to S3 medicines
Last year, the Therapeutic Goods Administration announced that certain triptans will be available over the counter in 2021.
New CAL D instruction for antibiotics
A new cautionary advisory label for antibiotics that will replace decades of advice to take the medicines ‘until all used’ or ‘until all taken’ will be released next year.
Pharmacists help patients as Ozempic shortage gets even worse
Late last week, the TGA announced there would be no semaglutide stock from mid-November 2022 until the end of March next year.
