‘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.
Heavy conversations: pharmacy and the obesity epidemic
Pharmacists are in the front line of the obesity epidemic. But counselling patients on diet behaviour can have troubling consequences. Is it time for...
Venous thromboembolism
Venous thromboembolism is a common cardiovascular condition that impacts an estimated 10 million people annually worldwide.
Case study: Getting to the bottom of Rosa’s sleep problems
Allergic rhinitis (AR), commonly known as hayfever, affects around 19% of Australians. This case study explores how it impacts sleep quality.
Fostering cultural safety
There are a few simple techniques that can go a long way toward making transgender and gender-diverse patients, as well as all LGBTQIA+ people, feel welcome and respected.
Vale Dr Ross William Holland AM FPS
Pharmacy has lost one of its true servants and innovators with the passing of Dr Ross Holland (6 May 1938 – 16 May 2025).
More data needed to tackle costs of cold chain breaches
A pilot study investigating loss of medicines due to cold chain breaches (CCB) in community pharmacies in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Australia, has...
