interactions
Food–medicine interactions: an update
Although many medicines can be taken safely with food, some have the potential for clinically significant food–medicine interactions that may reduce or increase the medicine’s effect, potentially causing harm to …
Excess liquorice consumption causes cardiac arrest
A poster on an unusual case caught many eyes at a recent conference – but the case is actually a good reminder to see a patient as a whole person, …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Clinical practice guideline for deprescribing opioid analgesics This paper is a summary of the Evidence‐based clinical practice guideline for …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Impact of electronic cigarette ever use on lung function in adults A cross-sectional analysis of data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study …
Pharmacy-only NSAIDs: is it time?
Stakeholders have suggested that NSAIDs could be moved to pharmacy-only in a bid to avoid interactions such as the “triple whammy” with diuretics and ACE inhibitors Macquarie University researcher Dr …
Can CM labels be trusted?
Most Australian consumers – and health professionals – aren’t familiar with the country’s drug regulatory system, says a prominent pharmacist Writing in Australian Prescriber, Geraldine Moses says that most people …
Keeping up to date
Revisions made to online CM interactions guide Blackmores Institute has announced their comprehensive online tool, the Complementary Medicine Interactions Guide, has been updated with the latest peer-reviewed data and new …
Safety advisories: how Australia compares
Research shows communication about emerging safety risks of medicines is not consistent between countries… and the Australian regulator issued fewer warnings than other countries A new study has analysed how …
The week in review
It’s been a busy week in the pharmacy sector, with new information on drug trends, a number of health awareness days and another shot in the turf war There was …
Clinical tips: dementia
Pharmacists need to be vigilant when it comes to drug-drug interactions to which people with dementia are vulnerable, writes Ben Basger Drug–drug interactions (DDIs) are an important reason for admission …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Pain and Addiction Patients with pain and addiction often have multiple psychological, psychiatric, and medical comorbidities with associated polypharmacy, …
Five MedicineWise tips for your patients
New research from NPS MedicineWise shows that more than 9 million of us take a prescribed medicine every day Released to coincide with this year’s Be MedicineWise week (20-26 August), …