Keeping to the standard
Evidence that hospital pharmacists can prescribe to the same standards as doctors: study New Australia research provides low to moderate evidence that pharmacists can prescribe …
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Warning after eye drop death
Health professionals have been advised to exercise extreme caution if considering off-label prescribing and supply of atropine eye drops, following the death of an adult …
Shedding light on the evidence
Pharmacist interventions can achieve clinically relevant improvements for patients, but better quality of evidence is needed in the future, says Cochrane review lead author There …
Pharmacist services benefit inconclusive: Cochrane
A review of nearly 80 randomised trials has found pharmacist services for patients in the community had varying effects on outcomes compared with usual care …
Community pharmacies effective at clinical services: review
A literature review has found CP interventions are accessible and effective, but argues research should look into how GP pharmacists may impact these Community pharmacies …
Come fly with me
Is offering comprehensive travel health advice and assessment a future practice opportunity for pharmacists? Australian pharmacies could be looking to offer expanded travel health services …
Down the drain
Do pharmacies flush unwanted medicines down the toilet? Study reveals consumer confusion about what to do with expired and unwanted medicines A series of detailed …
Prednisolone, methadone errors
Liquid doses prescribed in milligrams but dispensed as millilitres can lead to patients being given a dose five times higher than prescribed, says PDL Typically …
How the British do pharmacist prescribing
Pharmacist prescribing across community pharmacies and general practices in England has been lauded as a positive strategy in easing the load of overworked doctors Doctors …
Omega-3 evidence fishy… or not?
A recent Cochrane review found little evidence to support omega-3 supplements, but CMA urges consumers to look at the “large body of evidence” for their …
Shortage continues
New notification of ‘tight supply’ of EpiPens, as stock shortages continue The TGA has renewed its advice about continuing issues with the supply of EpiPens …
New guidelines for the management of heart failure and AF
Researchers have welcomed recommendations for use of SGLT2 inhibitors in patients with type 2 diabetes, CVD risk, and insufficient glycaemic control despite metformin The National …