‘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.
Moderna bolsters Australia’s vaccination campaign
Young and vaccine-hesitant patients are seeking out Modern's Spikevax in states with the lowest vaccination rates – Western Australia and Queensland
How pharmacists can prepare for thunderstorm asthma season
The National Asthma Council Australia has released a new guideline to upskill pharmacists in thunderstorm asthma management.
The cardiovascular crisis needs a pharmacy-led response
Pharmacists have numerous opportunities to assess risk, recommend therapies, and help patients manage their heart health.
What Home Medicines Reviews could look like in the future
Credentialed Pharmacist of the Year Angus Thompson MPS reflects on the importance of HMRs and how he would like to see the service develop.
Cheaper and more effective acute stroke treatment
Tenecteplase may replace alteplase as the thrombolytic of choice when treating ischemic stroke, according to an Australian study published in The New England Journal...
Push for pharmacist prescribing trial in NSW
The Pharmacy Board of Australia announced new work on pharmacist prescribing as NSW moves to initiate a UTI pharmacy prescribing pilot.
