The latest NPS News highlights the vital role that prescribers play in limiting the spread of antibiotic resistance, and reviews the latest evidence about antibiotic resistance in the individual.
Medication prescribing errors can be reduced by as much as 66 percent with the introduction of electronic prescribing technology in hospitals, new Australia-first research has found.
On 1 February 2012 NPS will launch a health professional education program as part of its new five-year campaign addressing the critical issue of antibiotic resistance
An NPS survey has identified a number of improvements for drug interaction alerts in prescribing and dispensing software to better meet the information needs of GPs and pharmacists.
No more forgetting to take your medicine! NPS has introduced a range of new features to its award-winning Medicines List iPhone app that allow people to schedule in reminders to prompt them to take their medicine.
Health professionals are reminded that Be Medicinewise Week launches this Sunday 30 January, and doctors, pharmacists, nurses, dentists and allied health professionals all have a role to play.
On 30 January NPS will launch a new long term campaign to enable Australians to become ‘medicinewise’.
Health information can be difficult for anyone without a medical degree to understand, but for people with English as a second language it can be even more challenging – and have significant consequences.
Governments around the world must work with pharmaceutical companies to create the right policy environment for research into urgently-needed new antibiotics.
Better identification of Indigenous patients in general practices would improve their access to Medicare benefits.
