‘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.
PSA NSW Excellence Award winners announced
Four exemplary pharmacists were celebrated for their leadership, community impact, and commitment to health innovation.
Heading off patient harm from medicines
Medicine adherence, deprescribing and establishing systems to prevent error recurrence are all part of the pharmacist’s calling to protect patient safety.
Pharmacists, as custodians of...
2022 is a year of action for PSA
Ahead of a federal election and an energised remuneration campaign, PSA‘s Communities of Specialty Interest are preparing to power pharmacy practice in 2022 and beyond.
Dapagliflozin for infertility for women with obesity
This glucose-lowering diabetes drug may have therapeutic benefits and clinical utility for people with reproductive dysfunction.
Overcoming mythinformation
The COVID-19 pandemic is a victim of innuendo, conspiracy theories and misinformation. Pharmacists must educate patients and consumers.
How pharmacists can support patients with arthritis
Arthritis Australia has launched a National Strategic Action Plan which resolves to prevent arthritis, invest in research, and improve treatment and support for people...
