hospital pharmacy
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 …
An epic takeover
Agreement reached between two leading hospital pharmacy providers as well-known owners reveal plans to depart from their pharmacy interests Slade Pharmacy has announced it has reached an agreement to acquire …
Regulatory agility needed: Michaels
Hospital pharmacists have called on all states to follow the lead of those who extended emergency supply provisions The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia has welcomed the leadership of …
The medicine-pharmacy relationship: a true partnership?
Pharmacist support and collaboration with junior doctors saw a reduction of dose errors from 54% down to 7%, according to a new study Researchers from New Zealand have tested a …
Clinical tips: discharge from hospital
When patients are discharged from care, what role do pharmacists play… and what role could they be playing? asks Karalyn Huxhagen Pharmacists of all callings touch the patients who are …
Medicines costs a factor in healthcare inequality: McBride
The Health Minister “just does not get it or does not care” about Australians not filling scripts due to cost, says pharmacist politician Emma McBride In the House of Representatives …
Man jailed after hospital pharmacy break-in
A wheelchair user has been sentenced to three years in jail after he spent three hours looting a hospital pharmacy Edward Grahovac, a man with a leg amputation, faced court …
Invest in pharmacy so patients don’t go without: SHPA
Pharmacists are concerned about the findings of a new report which shows low rates of prescribing and dispensing of key medicines after cardiovascular events The report, Delivering better cardiac outcomes …