‘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.
Q&A: Staged supply services & anxiety
As pharmacists, we understand staged supply arrangements to be guided by a desire to support health and wellbeing.
Curbing the spread as mpox cases skyrocket
Mpox cases are surging both in Australia and around the world. An expert reveals how pharmacists can address the rising spread.
How pharmacy fared in this year’s Budget
The new federal government last night delivered its 2022–23 ‘bread and butter’ Budget amid a growing cost-of-living crisis.
Pharmacists and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease (CMT) is the most commonly inherited neuromuscular disorder, affecting almost 10,000 Australians.
How to grow our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pharmacist workforce
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are drastically underrepresented in the pharmacy profession, accounting for just 0.3% of the pharmacist workforce. This disparity impacts...
Palliative care: How pharmacists can help with medicines where needed
Pharmacists are vital in giving the dying a more dignified death. This National Palliative Care Week, May 23–29, Australian Pharmacist outlines six projects that help pharmacists in this end-of-life role.
