‘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.
NT offers financial rewards for pharmacists
The Northern Territory Government is offering incentives for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to relocate to fill a skills shortage. But what is pharmacist life...
How culturally safe is your pharmacy?
This National Reconciliation Week (27 May–3 June), PSA Senior Pharmacist Megan Tremlett encourages pharmacists to change their perspective on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to improve end-of-life care.
Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus
Case scenario
Mrs AW, 64, presents at eye casualty with increasingly blurry vision associated with redness and irritation in the right eye commencing a week...
R U (really) OK? Tips for checking in
Ahead of R U OK? Day, Australian Pharmacist gets some expert advice on checking in with colleagues about their mental health.
Dry skin management
Pharmacists can advise patients and demonstrate the use of emollients for the treatment of dry skin.
A consensus statement on the management of dry skin...
Tips for pharmacists tackling unconscious bias
The authors of a new systematic review on unconscious bias towards ethnic minority groups in healthcare reveal the steps pharmacists can take to improve their practice.
