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.29Choosing wisely: sedatives
In the third of a six-part series, we expand on the PSA Choosing Wisely recommendations, taking a closer look at the use of sedatives....
Australian asthma deaths fall, mostly in women: ABS
The National Asthma Council has highlighted the vital role community pharmacists can play in identifying at-risk patients, following a drop in overall asthma deaths...
GPs use antibiotics as placebos: study
Most Australian GPs have used a placebo in practice at least once, with active placebos used far more than inert placebos, a new study...
Experts urge support for PrEP after second Australian HIV case
Experts are emphasising the efficacy of the revolutionary pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medicine after a recent case of a Sydney man contracting HIV while taking...
ACT politicians commit to supporting pharmacists
Pharmacist vaccinators in the ACT should be given greater scope to protect their communities against infectious diseases, PSA has argued.
PSA National President opening address at PSA24
Read the transcript of the speech delivered by PSA National President Associate Professor Fei Sim FPS at PSA24 today (2 August).
