‘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.
Pharmacists can teach ‘schoolies’ about emergency contraception
About half of school leavers (schoolies) believe emergency contraception is only effective 12 or 24 hours after sexual intercourse, according to a new study...
Antioxidants and mineral supplements for slowing age-related macular degeneration
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of blindness in developed countries. The prevalence of AMD is 1.4% at 70 years of...
Counselling patients on ineffective health apps
While health and fitness apps promise to improve the quality of life for users through positive behavioural changes, few systematic reviews have collated their...
Study reveals risk of opioid dependence following surgery
A recent study from the University of South Australia has highlighted the significant number of patients at risk of developing opioid dependence post-surgery, calling...
From the President: Inequitable consumer access to care a priority for...
As the 21 May election draws close, PSA’s election platform has renewed calls to prioritise better consumer access to healthcare through fairer remuneration for pharmacist-delivered services.
Australians’ understanding of their medicines falls short
Research into older Australians taking multiple medicines has highlighted fragmented communication between prescribers and shortcomings in patient understanding of their various medicines.
In a study...
