cardiovascular
Know your heart, says TWC
TerryWhite Chemmart has teamed up with the Heart Foundation to offer free staff blood pressure checks TerryWhite Chemmart and the Heart Foundation used World Heart Day last week (Friday 29th …
Understanding exercise barriers vital
A study published in The Lancet has found that globally, one in 12 deaths could be prevented with 30 minutes’ worth of physical activity, five days a week But it …
Do beta blockers add benefit to other meds?
Just under half of participants in a study of heart attack survivors stick to their medicines regimen, a new study has found The study, which involved Monash University’s Centre for …
Pharmacy ‘essential’ in AF screening
Pharmacists are being encouraged to talk to patients about atrial fibrilliation, which causes 6,000 strokes every year hearts4heart, which raises awareness about the condition, is rolling out free mobile heart …
No risk factors in quarter of heart attacks
A growing number of heart attack patients don’t have any standard risk factors Risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, being diabetic, or cigarette smoking, have long been …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Gabapentin and Pregabalin for pain — is increased prescribing a cause for concern? This article discusses concerns about prescribing of gabapentinoids …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Effects of empagliflozin on the urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio in patients with type 2 diabetes and established cardiovascular disease Analysis from the …
Improving medication histories in hospital
Pharmacists and colleagues at a Blacktown hospital in NSW have seen medication histories improve vastly by implementing a new system Changes at the Blacktown Hospital in western Sydney began after …
Chronic heart failure growing
The prevalence of heart failure is increasing in Australia, according to experts from Melbourne’s Alfred Health Dr Ingrid Hopper and Kellie Easton write in Australian Prescriber that the condition now …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at what’s new in research pertaining to pharmacy Pharmacist-led medication review in community settings Moderate and high quality systematic reviews support the value of pharmacist-led …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Association of long-term opioid therapy with functional status, adverse outcomes, and mortality among patients with polyneuropathy In this population-based …
Cardiovascular benefits from diabetes drug aren’t for all
More work needs to be done to examine the real world effects of empagliflozin, new research finds Examining data from over 60,000 patients with type 2 diabetes, researchers from the …