Spironolactone for alcohol use disorder
The heart failure medicine has showed some promise in treating alcohol use disorder, through a different mechanism than existing treatments.
World Antibiotic Awareness Week 2019
Almost 10% of residents in aged care facilities were prescribed an antimicrobial, mostly commonly cefalexin and clotrimazole, but the majority had no documented signs...
Medicine safety – the importance of health literacy
Communication is key to ensuring patient health literacy.
Report highlights need for improved medicine management
A new report investigating polypharmacy among older Australians emphasises the need for greater pharmacist involvement in medicine management.
The report, led by the University of Western...
New guidelines establish safe opioid deprescribing practices
Creating a tailored, individualised approach is the key to helping patients safely deprescribe from opioids.
Choosing wisely: an insight into polypharmacy
In the second of a six-part series, we expand on the PSA Choosing Wisely recommendations, taking a closer look at polypharmacy.
The PSA’s Choosing Wisely...