Clinical
Looking closer at statins
New large study finds muscle pain in over 90% of those using statins not due to treatment, with benefits of therapy continuing to outweigh risks Potential benefits of statins in …
Pharmacists should be able to give monkeypox vaccine
The profession stands “ready and able”, say US pharmacists A group of 14 health organisations have written to the US health officials asking for all pharmacists in the country to …
RMMRs changing lives, with on-site pharmacists on the way
First study of its kind finds RMMRs reduce mortality by nearly 5% among older Australians in residential aged care facilities, providing “strong basis” for incoming Royal Commission changes Researchers have …
First-gen antihistamine warning
TGA publishes safety alert as winter cold and flu symptoms ramp up, warning that hundreds of cases involving babies and children have been reported, along with adverse events The TGA …
One Australian diagnosed every eight minutes
New report reveals latest facts and figures around one of Australia’s most prevalent chronic conditions More than 1.3 million Australians received a diabetes diagnosis between 2000 and 2020, according to …
High-risk prescribing under scrutiny
Leading pharmacist reviews the risks of polypharmacy, underprescribing and use of potentially inappropriate medicines in older people A review into medicine safety and preventing avoidable medicine-related harm in older patients …
Fix your labels
Medicine labels need to change to prevent confusion by those less proficient in English, say researchers who trialled ‘enhanced labels’ Australian researchers have tested two different models of enhanced medication …
‘Dramatic increase’ in cannabis approvals in past two years
Medicinal cannabis has been prescribed for over 140 conditions since the beginning of the program, with anxiety a leading indication, new study finds Since Australia’s medicinal cannabis program began in …
Changes to the schedule
Mouth ulcer treatment and flurbiprofen to be downscheduled, TGA announces The Therapeutic Goods Administration has confirmed that the mouth ulcer treatment choline salicylate is to be downscheduled to Schedule 2 …
Pharmacist review reduces error rates
A new Australian study has found pharmacists are crucial to reducing medicine errors in this group of high-risk patients A study of medication errors affecting people with Parkinson’s disease at …
Benzo intervention sees inappropriate use drop
The Choosing Wisely approach has made an impact in the safe prescribing of benzos and sedative-hypnotics among older adults, says keynote speaker The Choosing Wisely questions are a vehicle for …
Addiction: how do we minimise harm?
Angelo Pricolo hosts a panel of experts who answer our readers’ questions about addiction medicine and pharmacy’s role in harm minimisation AJP invited a panel of leading addiction medicine experts …