‘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.Safety culture vital for reducing hospital dispensing errors
A new study highlights the importance of pharmacists collecting data and identifying why dispensing errors happen in order to significantly reduce how often they occur.
Pharmacological management of a spinal cord injury patient
Case Scenario
Mr SK is a 32-year-old male involved in an unfortunate diving accident while holidaying on Stradbroke Island at the beginning of the year....
Why this pharmacist offers Flucelvax® Quad to every eligible patient*
Tanya Maloney shares why it’s crucial to plan for the 2023 flu season, and how delighted she is by her patients’ interest in Flucelvax® Quad.
PSA’s resident accredited pharmacist
Tracking war brides who married US servicemen to supporting accredited pharmacists at their new PSA ‘home’, Sarah Gillespie FPS has done it all.
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Minimising harm, building trust
Australian Pharmacist of the Year 2017 Irvine Newton OAM FPS was inaugural chairman of PSA’s Harm Minimisation Committee in Victoria.
The therapeutic potential of psychedelics
Thom, 37, a regular patient of the pharmacy, presents their venlafaxine repeat for dispensing. You know this has been prescribed for PTSD and ask how they have been going with their treatment. They disclose that their symptoms have been difficult to manage over the last few weeks and that they don’t feel like their medication has been working as well. Thom explains that a friend mentioned MDMA could be used for PTSD, and they’re now considering taking it to help them feel better.
