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Recognizing opportunities to de-label no-risk penicillin allergies in community pharmacy: a mystery shopper study. Co-authored by senior infectious diseases pharmacist Sharmila Khumra. Austin Health Monash Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences NCAS_Australia #AntimicrobialStewardship academic.oup.com/ijpp/article/d…

Excessive dosing of #paracetamol can be dangerous. Data from our poisons information service shows that paracetamol errors in the community increased significantly as COVID-19 case numbers rose in 2021-22. #MedicineSafety onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jp…

Impact of medicine shortages on hospital practice: role of a multidisciplinary medicine shortages team. Perspectives & data on this important and ongoing challenge in healthcare, from our #QUM team Austin Health. David Harris Simone Taylor link.springer.com/article/10.100…

It's #ResearchFest this week at Austin Health. Pharmacy department projects have been shortlisted for the Quality Improvement Award (oncology #AMS; sedative and anticholinergic #deprescribing), and the Allied Health Research Award (spinal cord injury #AMS).

Another excellent study demonstrating the feasibility and effectiveness of #penicillinallergy #delabelling, from the Austin Health ID & pharmacy #AMS teams.... academic.oup.com/jac/article-ab…

Discharge from hospital is associated with risk of medication errors. Check out this editorial from one of our senior pharmacists, Rohan Elliott, highlighting the need for a stewardship approach to improve medicine safety at transitions of care. australianprescriber.tg.org.au/articles/achie…

Pharmacist integration into inflammatory bowel disease multidisciplinary teams - what are their roles, & what value do they add? A literature review from our IBD pharmacist patrick and MD co-authors. academic.oup.com/ibdjournal/art…

Special thanks to all of our dedicated staff on #WorldPharmacistsDay2024

Listen to senior pharmacist Rohan Elliott discuss challenges & solutions for improving the safety of transitions of care from hospitals.

NAAN is thrilled to launch "Adult penicillin allergy programmes in Australian hospitals: a practical guide from the National Antibiotic Allergy Network", a multidisciplinary collaborative effort to aid implementation of #penicillinallergy #AMS programs! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/im…

Antifungal stewardship in Australian hospitals: defining the scope and future targets. From senior pharmacist Karen Urbancic and colleagues. #Antifungal #AntimicrobialStewardship #AMS onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…

New study from senior pharmacist Rohan Elliott with interstate Poisons Centre colleagues describes trends in self-poisoning in young Australians: before, during and since COVID-19 restrictions. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00…

New research from our poisons information centre, which receives >4 calls per day about medication errors in supported disability accommodation. The study highlights a gap in medication support for residents & disability workers, especially after-hours. publish.csiro.au/AH/AH24221

Long-term sustainability of a pharmacist-led penicillin allergy delabelling ward round: A prospective cohort study. From Austin Health pharmacists Elise Mitri Misha Devchand and colleagues. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Medication-focused telehealth interventions to reduce the hospital readmission rate: a systematic review. Co-authored by senior Austin Health pharmacist Rohan Elliott with colleagues from USyd. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Trends in the uptake of clinical support pharmacy technician roles in Australian hospitals from 2016 to 2022... Research led by Brett Anderson with senior Austin Health pharmacist Simone Taylor. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

Device-assisted therapies for Parkinson's disease. A brief review from senior pharmacist Nadia Mouchaileh. australianprescriber.tg.org.au/articles/devic…

Calls to our poisons centre about #guanfacine overdoses & errors in children/adolescents have increased significantly. This study found that guanfacine ingestions are generally well tolerated, but patients are at risk of prolonged orthostatic hypotension. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/17…

Implementation of a proposed algorithm to assess and de-label false penicillin allergy labels in the community. Coauthored by Sharmila Khumra idhjournal.com.au/article/S2468-…