‘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.
Countdown to new MMR and ACOP credential deadline
PSA's advice line has been flooded with questions from credentialed pharmacists on how to apply for MMR and ACOP recognition.
Could domestic manufacturing fix our medicine shortage problems?
With medicine shortages set to be an issue for the foreseeable future, local medicines manufacturing could be the way forward.
Expect an increase in demand for long-acting injectable buprenorphine
Changes to the Opioid Dependence Treatment program could make long-acting injectable buprenorphine the best option for many people.
Should cannabidiol be down-scheduled to S3?
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has delivered an interim decision to down-schedule low dose cannabidiol.
Advances in telehealth
Telehealth for pharmacists has been around for some time, but will its expansion during the COVID-19 pandemic era make it normal practice?
Pharmacists scramble to protect remote communities from COVID-19
Clusters of infection in regional and remote areas continue to grow, with overworked pharmacists adapting their services to minimise the spread.
