Shameful: an under-served cohort

It is everyone’s responsibility to protect people with disability from medicine harm. We must all do more. Disabilities, which can be impairments, activity limitations and...

New data reveals overprescribing of antibiotics in hospitals

Almost one-quarter of prescriptions in hospitals have been assessed as inappropriate, and one-third were non-compliant with guidelines, according to new data from the Hospital...

Pandemic dominates FIP 2020

Pharmacists from across the globe came together to share their experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic at the annual FIP congress – held virtually – this week.

A long-term on-site aged care pharmacist

Egyptian-trained Kirolos Wasef MPS began his aged care specialty during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and loves his role.

Bringing pharmacists into the primary healthcare fold

As Australia gathers persuasive evidence from the Health Care Homes trial, it’s becoming clearer how to integrate pharmacists into primary healthcare. Doors are opening: there...

Don’t discount ketoacidosis in euglycaemia

Adapted by Ann Winkle MPS. Regulatory bodies are warning of the potential for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) as a serious complication of sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2)...