‘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.Antimicrobial use up in disadvantaged areas
Antimicrobial medicines use declined in Australia from 2013 to 2018, but the country’s rate remains high by OECD standards, according to new research.
A breast cancer drug for seizures
Status epilepticus is a medical emergency. It is commonly defined as 30 minutes of continuous seizure activity, or repeated seizures without full recovery of...
Just what the pharmacist ordered
Pharmacist prescribing is ‘imminent’, says PSA National President Dr Shane Jackson. So what could that mean for you and your patients?
Pharmacists will have...
Gut fermentation of dietary fibres: implications for health
Studies have demonstrated a link between low levels of dietary fibre and the occurrence of chronic diseases including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Quick Q&A with Katherine Higgins MPS
Jennifer Cooke, the Editor of Australian Pharmacist, talks with Katherine Higgins, a pharmacist in South Perth, Western Australia.
Complementary medicines: Rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterised by joint inflammation. The immune system attacks the tissue lining the joints (synovial membrane), causing...
