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Stepping up: bone fracture and falls prevention
Make no bones about it; pharmacists play an important role in reducing people’s risk of falls and bone fractures through targeted advice and interventions Falls are common causes of unintended …
Working together: Aged care pharmacists
What is it like working in a multi-disciplinary aged care team? AJP speaks with four different pharmacists making a difference on the ground Richard Thorpe Richard is Australia’s first ever …
How can pharmacists help to prevent falls?
New research from Monash University links falls with medication initiation and dose changes Researchers from Monash University’s Centre for Medicine Use and Safety (CMUS) have conducted a root cause analysis …
‘Pharmacists must be supported.’
PM promises over $25 million to improve medication management programs in response to Aged Care Royal Commission’s Interim Report The Federal Government will deliver a $537 million funding package to …
‘These are very reassuring results.’
Longest observational study to date finds no association between statin use and decline in memory or cognition New research has found no association between statin use and memory change in …
Focus on chemical restraint, not prescribing rights
Responses by pharmacy organisations to the Royal Commission into Aged Care interim report are not based on evidence, argues Dr Juanita Breen At the end of October the Royal Commission …
Most influential people in pharmacy: Amy Page
Speaking to the next person in our 14 most influential people in pharmacy campaign, as voted by you Amy Page Lead Pharmacist – Rehabilitation Aged and Community Care, Alfred Health …
Some healthcare workers ‘deterrents’ to vax uptake
Pharmacy staff, chiropractors found among selection of healthcare practitioners voicing anti-vaccination beliefs to patients, according to Australian study A qualitative study has looked at the perspective of older people relating …
‘Pharmacists often encounter real resistance to reduce use.’
Leading pharmacist researcher draws attention to prescribing of psychotropics in aged care settings Pharmacists can improve medication safety by drawing attention to high doses and following up on interactions, Dr …
Prescribing under the spotlight
Doctor admits she is not happy with her prescribing of high dose mirtazapine to an aged care resident, which landed her before Royal Commission Psychotropic prescribing in residential aged care …
10 things to know: medications and nursing home residents
Do you know what medicine nursing home residents with dementia are ninefold more likely to be prescribed? Here are some important findings from a new study Nursing home residents are …
10 nutrition myths for seniors
Up to 30% of older people living in the community are malnourished, or at risk of malnutrition… here’s what you need to know Dietitian Ngaire Hobbins has partnered with in-home …