Table 1 – Types of vertigo (non-exhaustive list)[/caption]
Vomiting
In older people, dizziness significantly increases the risk of falls.7 Implementing appropriate interventions to address modifiable risk factors such as dizziness is of paramount importance. In cases of drug-induced dizziness, deprescribing can be considered if the medicine can be safely reduced, discontinued or substituted to prevent inappropriate prescribing cascades of potentially inappropriate medicines (PIM), especially in the context of older people.29
With the COVID-19 pandemic dominating headlines for much of 2020, it’s no surprise the majority of the most-read Australian Pharmacist stories this year concerned the novel coronavirus.
This time last year, fires were raging across the country at warp speed. Before fire season strikes again, pharmacists would benefit from having some preventative measures in place.
Having an easily-accessible palliative care pharmacist in every community would improve medicine management for terminally ill Australians, said Helen Stone MPS, PSA State and Territory Manager South Australia and Northern Territory.
Pharmacists across the country are implementing innovative programs that help ensure medicines improve the health of their communities, rather than cause harm.
The range of vaccines trained pharmacist immunisers can administer should be expanded in order to protect the community, PSA has argued in its 2021–22 Pre-Budget Submission to the Victorian Government.
From 1 February 2021, medicines will be prescribed by active ingredient on all Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescriptions.
People living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and AIDS continue to face challenges, including polypharmacy.
Despite their healthcare needs, people with disability often report feeling shut out by the system that is meant to assist them.
The University of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, which is easier to transport and cheaper to produce than other vaccine candidates, is ‘highly effective’, late stage trials of the vaccine have shown.
The NSW Government has committed to implementing a real-time prescription monitoring (RTPM) system.
