Clinical
Increased mortality link to accidental overdose ‘striking’: study
Appropriate care after hospitalisation has potential to reduce “stark” mortality figures, say researchers on study that includes pharmaceuticals People hospitalised after an accidental drug overdose are 3.5 times more likely …
New guidance on reported penicillin allergy
Pharmacists are well placed to begin discussions with patients who believe they are allergic to penicillin, one expert says New guidelines, training and resources are aimed at supporting health professionals …
MS-2 Step change to make a real difference: sponsor
The TGA has extended the approved use of MS-2 Step (mifepristone and misoprostol) MS-2 Step is now approved for early medical abortion up to 70 days (10 weeks) of pregnancy, …
Guild warns against extrapolating doc error data
Medical indemnity insurer Avant has released new research into prescribing errors made by doctors, and urged governments to stop expanding pharmacist prescribing Nine Media outlets including the Sydney Morning Herald …
Falls, kidney damage link to polypharmacy studied
Australian researchers say their new study supports an increase in medicines reviews, particularly those conducted by pharmacists An estimated 2.3 million older Australians are being dispensed multiple medicines associated with …
Funding matters ahead of ACOP data release
A leading pharmacist in the aged care space has foreshadowed early positive data on the ACOP program Pharmacist, CEO of Choice Aged Care and founder of Wellness Partners Foundation Michael …
Opioids, benzo use higher in RACFs: study
Polypharmacy more common in residential aged care residents compared to community-dwelling older adults, new whole-of-population study finds A Western Australian study has compared medicines use among adults aged >65 years …
Can patient education drive deprescribing?
A poster presented at a recent conference asked how effective direct-to-patient educational interventions can be At the recent Pharmaceutical Society of Australia conference held in Sydney, Joanna Benedict, Ella Ryan, …
‘Possible’ GLP-1 effects in substance use disorders
Despite “lots of interest” in possible reductions in alcohol and smoking, cost and side effects may present barriers to using popular weight loss drugs in addiction medicine Major studies have …
Evidence ‘weak’ behind medicinal cannabis for insomnia
Medicinal cannabis showed little to no clinically meaningful improvement in sleep quality and satisfaction, but the quality of evidence is low, new Cochrane review finds The evidence behind medicinal cannabis …
October MIMS update
Some recent changes to medicines listings, including new products, presentations, indications, contraindications and safety changes New products Dengue vaccine tetravalent (live, attenuated) (Qdenga) contains 4 serotypes of live attenuated dengue …
GLP-1 surgery warning
Patients have been advised to carefully manage pre-surgery fasting with professionals, especially amid the rise in unapproved peptide use The increasing popularity of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1s) and other …