Table 1 – Types of vertigo (non-exhaustive list)[/caption]
Vomiting
In older people, dizziness significantly increases the risk of falls.7 Implementing appropriate interventions to address modifiable risk factors such as dizziness is of paramount importance. In cases of drug-induced dizziness, deprescribing can be considered if the medicine can be safely reduced, discontinued or substituted to prevent inappropriate prescribing cascades of potentially inappropriate medicines (PIM), especially in the context of older people.29Pharmacists in 2023 – unlocking the future of pharmacy
A major new PSA report, Pharmacists in 2023, reveals a roadmap for the changes needed to ensure the profession’s potential is realised – and...
Solutions for minimising medicine stockpiling
Many pharmacists have likely come across expired medicines, kept 'just in case' for later use. But stockpiling can create a number of medicine safety risks.
Inside a multidisciplinary antenatal vaccination clinic
To protect pregnant women and their unborn babies from the severe adverse outcomes associated with the virus, the first pharmacist-led COVID-19 vaccination clinic for pregnant women opened in Western Australia’s King Edward Memorial Hospital on 20 September.
Cap on HMR numbers relaxed this week
Accredited pharmacists can provide up to 30 Home Medicine Review (HMR) services per month from this week (1 March 2020).
New alliance between PSA and SHPA announced
At PSA19 this morning, it was revealed that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by PSA and the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of...
Case study: How Anh solved her son’s problem headaches
If your patient is struggling with persistent headaches and sinus pain, allergies could be the cause.
