Clinical
What do you see?
Eye-tracking study looks at how pharmacists engage with information when making decisions about drug dosing With barriers to the use of drug dosing software programs including poor usability and suboptimal …
‘Milestones’ achieved: increased pharmacist reviews, RTPM
Pharmacist-led programs and reviews are increasing in line with significant reductions in medication-related harms, report finds Substantial improvements have been made towards reducing medication errors and adverse drug events in …
Cost of medicinal cannabis has almost halved: Nguyen
Australians share affordability concerns over medicinal cannabis scripts, but leading pharmacist in the space says costs have “dramatically decreased” In a new study of Australians who regularly use drugs led …
‘Substantial’ rise in private scripts for opioids
A decline in PBS dispensing of opioid analgesics has been offset by a marked rise in private scripts, particularly for immediate release formulations, new data shows Opioid use in Australia …
Lost in translation
Could a tool used to identify the risk of hospital readmission amongst metropolitan patients work for rural patients too? Researchers from the University of Sydney have looked into validating a …
Low HMR uptake for high-risk cohort
Do HMRs reduce hospitalisations or admissions to long-term care facilities? A new study has closely looked at carefully matched groups to find out A new study of older people receiving …
‘This threat is growing’
More than 39 million people could die from antibiotic-resistant infections over the next 25 years: new global analysis Future forecasts indicate antimicrobial resistance (AMR) deaths will rise steadily in the …
Limited PBS access, shortages may impact add-on therapy
Prevalence of add-on therapy in people with type 2 diabetes is “low” and should be increased to save lives, PBS records analysis finds More Australians with type 2 diabetes need …
‘Pregnant women are vulnerable to the whims of market forces’
Experts are warning of a critical shortage of obstetric medicines, putting women at risk of pre-eclampsia and post-partum haemorrhage Supplies of several crucial obstetric medicines are running short in Australia, …
New approach pitched to avoid discharge medication errors
Co-ordinated stewardship approach key to improving medications management during transitions of care, experts believe Adopting a collaborative “stewardship approach” to managing patients’ medications as they are transitioned out of hospital …
Deprescribing benefits for the “young old”
Deprescribing interventions could see mortality reductions and health benefits for older people if initiated early, a large Australian review has found Deprescribing polypharmacy does not result in a significant reduction …
‘We cannot risk further delays’
Federal Government accused of “failing to commit” to a national RSV immunisation program after rejections to fund two vaccines, and protracted negotiations over a third The PBAC has rejected funding …