‘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.Practical ways to support people with disability
Despite their healthcare needs, people with disability often report feeling shut out by the system that is meant to assist them.
Messages from World Pharmacists Day
A pandemic may have prevented traditional face-to-face events, but it didn’t stop pharmacists from across the country celebrating the 11th annual World Pharmacists Day last week.
Benefits of pharmacists managing minor ailments service: study
An Australian clinical impact study has demonstrated the cost-effectiveness of a pharmacist-delivered minor ailments service compared to usual pharmacist care in the community setting.
Urgent need to boost HMRs in patients with chronic pain
A third of patients living with chronic pain have not had their medicine reviewed. An expert explains what pharmacists can do to change this.
Psychotropic use in young people doubles in 8 years
Dispensing of psychotropic medicines to Australian children and adolescents aged 18 and younger doubled from 2013 to 2021, new research found.
The role of the pharmacist in onychomycosis
Onychomycosis is a fungal infection of the nails. If left untreated, it can cause pain, discomfort, spread of infection and physical impairment, negatively impacting quality of life.
