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鈥業t’s all about quality of life at the end.鈥�
Community pharmacists can help people with terminal illness manage medicines, pain and other symptoms, but they are currently underutilised, say researchers Community based pharmacists can help support people who have …
鈥楧o not supply鈥�
Around half of pharmacists agree with the right to object to medication supply based on personally held moral or ethical values, a new study has found Most pharmacists agreed to …
Lengthy use underscores need for early assessment
Discharge from hospital is a common reason for initiating oxycodone, study finds, but a proportion of people were still taking the drug 12 months later鈥� About half of new oxycodone …
Pharmacy 鈥榮afe鈥� space for in-depth MedsChecks
Community pharmacists want to provide specialised mental health MedsChecks, but time and lack of staff pose barriers to delivery Community pharmacists want to provide specialised support to people living with …
鈥楳edications still need to be physically dispensed鈥�
Community pharmacists say e-prescribing is convenient and easy to use 鈥� but managing patient expectations on dispensing time can be a barrier Community pharmacists and pharmacy technicians across the world …
To dip or not to dip?
A program delivered by pharmacists has seen positive results around reduction of unnecessary urine dipstick testing in aged care homes Pharmacist-led education to support behaviour change around urine dipstick testing …
No consensus on vaping products
With pharmacies to become the only legal source of nicotine vaping products from 1 March, a study has found that pharmacists and authorised prescribers may differ on their use for …
鈥楻eally robust鈥� collaboration trial hoped to set standard
Researchers aim to help set collaborating prescribing practices as Australia鈥檚 expected standard of care, with a new project on reducing hospital medication errors Pharmacists are partnering with patients and doctors …
Are intern evaluations objective?
One researcher is looking into how entrustable professional activities are used to support competency development in intern pharmacists 鈥淭eaching and precepting are key roles in being a pharmacist,鈥� says Tarik …
鈥楢larming鈥� lack of understanding on pharmacist mental health role
Pharmacy consumers are quite good at spotting the signs of depression 鈥� but they鈥檙e not engaging with mental health campaigns, and are unaware of the role community pharmacists can play …
CWH to 鈥榚ducate鈥� customers on trials
Chemist Warehouse is wading into the world of clinical trials, using its stores and media assets to help recruit customers into research Virtual research organisation ObvioHealth has partnered with Chemist …
New research into dry powder inhalers
The US Food and Drug Administration has awarded Australian researchers AUD$1 million for research into better, more affordable asthma inhalers The researchers, led by the University of Sydney鈥檚 Associate Professor …