older people
Both embedded and community pharmacists can reduce risk: expert
Study finds high proportion of older Australians in residential aged care affected by risky prescribing and highly complex regimens… but how can pharmacists help? Both community pharmacists and those embedded …
High-risk prescribing under scrutiny
Leading pharmacist reviews the risks of polypharmacy, underprescribing and use of potentially inappropriate medicines in older people A review into medicine safety and preventing avoidable medicine-related harm in older patients …
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 …
Helping the vision impaired
This free award-winning app assists people who have difficulty reading medication labels AJP recently looked into the difficulty that people with limited vision can have in managing their medications. In …
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 …
Enhancing the circle of care
A new digital service is able to provide 50% more home care hours to older people by harnessing technology Your older patients may be interested in a new service and …
Brittle bones costing billions
Pharmacists are ideally placed to raise the issue of fracture prevention with patients, says Osteoporosis Australia Failure to prevent fractures in people aged 50 and over is costing the nation …
Australia’s largest clinical trial to share in millions
Trial of daily aspirin use for disease prevention in older Australians will receive part of $483 million in grants for health and medical research announced by the Minister for Health …