Having a pharmacist in a general practice can be a powerful tool for changing other healthcare practitioners' attitudes towards pharmacy scope of care, a pilot study has shown. Presenting at PSA18, the University of Canberra’s Dr Mark Naunton discussed some...

New research from Chronic Pain Australia has found low awareness of the upcoming Pain MedsCheck trial among people living with chronic pain, as well as fears of facing judgment from pharmacists and other healthcare providers when managing their pain.¹ Chronic...

The shift from viewing pain as simply a symptom opens up opportunities to greatly improve the way it is treated, writes PainWISE MD Joyce McSwan MPS. How can pharmacists get behind it? Pain science has changed. For a very long time,...

US research has found pharmacist-led post-discharge care for high-risk patients resulted in fewer admissions and healthcare cost savings of more than $US500 per patient. In the study examining the cost-effectiveness of a pharmacist follow-up program, published in The American Journal...

Community pharmacist-led interventions have been shown to improve adherence and health outcomes for patients with chronic diseases but a number of barriers remain. Researchers from New Zealand conducted a systematic review across medical and pharmaceutical journals to examine the role...

People diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease often experience symptoms of apathy, which can be treated by pharmacological and behavioural interventions. The purpose of this evidence summary is to present the best available evidence regarding the pharmacological management of apathy in...

Up to 42% of an active drug can be lost through common crushing activities, a study comparing devices and methods has found. Via a validated UV method, researchers from University of Queensland used a white, round and scored immediate release...

Q: A blackout knocked out power to our fridges. How do I determine what is still safe to use? A: Refrigeration is required for temperature-sensitive products to maintain product efficacy and safety. While you determine what is still safe to use,...

Research into older Australians taking multiple medicines has highlighted fragmented communication between prescribers and shortcomings in patient understanding of their various medicines. In a study published in the International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, Adelaide researchers surveyed 40 people aged over...

‘The doctor comes with free good will, but ne’er forgets his calomel’ The highly toxic ‘cure-all’ calomel is all but forgotten today, but it was administered across the world from the 17th century until the 1950s, causing a litany of...