‘We’re increasingly seeing incidents where alert fatigue has been identified as a contributing factor. It’s not that there wasn’t an alert in place, but that it was lost among the other alerts the clinician saw,’ Prof Baysari says.
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Pharmacists could prescribe PrEP to combat HIV transmission
Under a new national government strategy, pharmacists will be key to dramatically reducing HIV transmission.
The HIV specialist
A needle phobic who wanted a career in health, Bruce Hamish Bowden MPS found his niche at The Albion Centre in Sydney, a multidisciplinary...
Pharmacists become central figures in HIV screening
This World AIDS Day (1 December) comes with a raft of new screening offerings for patients with HIV, available in pharmacies nationwide in the coming months.
Can pharmacists help eliminate HIV by 2020?
New research published in the Lancet has confirmed the efficacy of antiretrovirals in preventing the transmission of HIV. But rates of infection are increasing...
Mid-year pharmacy policy overhaul begins
This week pharmacists will see a suite of regulatory and funding changes take effect.
Here are the six key updates pharmacists need to know before...
Drospirenone-only pill
The introduction of a drospirenone-only oral pill is an advancement in progestogen-only contraception options.
Pharmacists’ growing impact in early medical abortion care
Early medical abortion, also known as medical termination of pregnancy, is the process of using medicines to end a pregnancy.
Managing pain and fever associated with childhood vaccination
Routine childhood vaccinations can sometimes be associated with mild adverse effects. Understanding how non-pharmacological strategies and medicines are used to treat pain or fever episodes in this patient cohort is essential.
The science of safety
All about PSA Lifetime Fellow Dr John McEwen’s evolution from pharmacy apprentice to international authority on pharmacovigilance.
The Y to Z’s of drug names
Ever wondered how ‘Zoloft’ got its zing? AP examines the world of pharmacological nomenclature to find out.
