‘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.Australia Day honours for pharmacists
Three pharmacists were among those recognised in this year’s Australia Day honours list for exceptional contributions to their communities.
This includes Emeritus Professor Bruce Sunderland,...
SA/NT top pharmacists recognised at PSA awards
The PSA SA/NT2025 Pharmacist Awards over the weekend highlighted the outstanding achievements of pharmacists across a range of categories.
Action needed to improve medicine safety in disability care
Barriers to medicine safety show a health system failing to properly support Australians with a disability, a new report from PSA reveals.
Ancient seed, Hippocrates and the TGA have what in common? Myrrh
Courtesy of Hippocrates and the Roman army, this ancient gum resin went global.
Millions of Australians at risk of heart disease
Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) suggests that 13 million people have at least three risk factors for developing cardiovascular disease (CVD).1 A...
Community pharmacists need to to move beyond vaccinations
With community pharmacists an integral part of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, it’s time to get serious about allowing pharmacists to administer other injectable medicines.
