‘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.
What substance abuse trends do pharmacists need to keep an eye...
Experts reveal key drug trends, including the changing face of opioid overdose and emerging drugs of concern.
Vaccination advice for monkeypox and Japanese encephalitis
Vaccination will be paramount to curb the spread of monkeypox and Japanese encephalitis in Australia, delegates at the VIC/TAS Annual Therapeutic Update 2022 heard.
Chlorpromazine: from antihistamine to antipsychotic
While chlorpromazine’s use on people with schizophrenia has been overtaken by atypical antipsychotics, it is still used widely.
What pharmacists need to know about VAD legislation
Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) is now legal in most jurisdictions. But there’s a nation-wide regulation impeding access to the service.
Meet five award-winning pharmacists
A veteran of hospital pharmacy and an embedded aged care pharmacist were among those honoured at PSA’s South Australian Pharmacy Awards last week.
The respiratory researcher
Professor Sinthia Bosnic-Anticevich MPS is a respiratory pharmacist who has helped change the clinical care of chronic respiratory conditions.
