‘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.
Young pharmacy stars on the rise
Finalists for the 2022 Pharmacy Student of the Year award have been selected, with the national final scheduled to take place at PSA22.
Pharmacists receive Queen’s Birthday Honours
Three pharmacists from across the country were recognised in the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours list for their significant contributions to the profession.
The new women’s health initiatives, explained
Over the weekend, the Albanese Government announced a $573 million commitment to national women’s health initiatives, to bipartisan support.
Working on the land
After decades as a specialist compounder in Bundaberg, Brendan West MPS moved inland to buy a pharmacy in the outback Queensland town of Wallumbilla.
Why are so many children harmed from medicines?
Medication errors and poisonings are leading to a staggering number of avoidable hospitalisations among children and adolescents.
Pharmacists on ‘game-changing’ electronic prescriptions
Increasing numbers of pharmacies are now accepting electronic prescriptions, with pharmacists reporting the new system is making life easier.
