hospital pharmacy
Mandatory pharmacy discharge review suggested
A pre-discharge pharmacy review could have led to a different outcome for a man who died of haemorrhagic stroke, a coroner’s court has heard Deputy State Coroner Jacqui Hawkins made …
The week in review
It’s election day! The two major parties spoke out on how they plan to work with community pharmacy… we also saw a UTI trial draft report and heard that hospital …
Libs speak out on hospital pharmacy
SHPA sent its Election Priorities 2022 to Coalition, Labor and Greens party leaders and health minister/spokesperson prior to Budget week, seeking their formal endorsement Only the Coalition has responded… and …
Overworked, understaffed and burning out: hospital pharmacy in 2022
Hospital pharmacists are facing mass burnout, with some forced to be responsible for up to 80 patient beds The COVID-19 pandemic has been the “final straw” for some hospital pharmacists, …
Pharmacist-led list launches in hospital pharmacy
First hospital in Australia implements Pharmacist Shared Medicines List—a clinical document that includes detailed information about all prescription and non-prescription medicines The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital in Melbourne …
Antivirals present ‘Pandora’s box’ of potential drug interactions
Hospital pharmacists warn of the need to support safe prescribing and dispensing of incoming novel oral COVID-19 treatments Leading hospital pharmacists are calling for a “consistent and streamlined” approach to …
SHPA lauds techs
Hospital pharmacy technicians have been stepping up at the core of the COVID vaccine rollout, says SHPA The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia is celebrating the crucial role of …
Shift work negatively impacts health
Men and women are affected differently, researchers find Shift work and irregular work schedules can cause several health-related issues and affect our defence against infection, according to new research from …
Reducing the risk
Melbourne researchers have investigated the best ways to reduce dispensing errors Pharmacy researchers from Alfred Health in Melbourne reviewed 11 studies on interventions in the hospital setting to address the …
‘Extraordinary’ response of hospital pharmacists in 2020
“Their passion and spirit has been on full display”: SHPA praises workforce in latest Annual Report Hospital pharmacists and technicians across the country stepped up during what has been an …
‘No system’ for ED prescription pads
A “suboptimal” security process for prescription pad management at a regional hospital came to light when a nurse faced a charge of unlawfully possessing one On 16 January 2020, the …
AJP chats with… Sandra Minas
The first in our series of Zoom interviews as we chat with pharmacists about their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic “Looking back at the start of the year, obviously not …