Pharmacy Daily | Medication safety standards mark JPPR’s 60th

ADVANCED Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) has released a special issue of its flagship Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research (JPPR), dedicated to medication safety, including the formal release of the Advanced Pharmacy Australia Medication Safety Standards.

Marking the Journal's 60th anniversary, this milestone edition reinforces AdPha's leadership in medication safety in Australian pharmacy, while celebrating six decades of JPPR's contribution to evidence-based pharmacy practice.

With Dr Nazanin Falconer, co-chair of AdPha's Research Leadership Committee and Senior Lecturer at The University of Queensland, serving as guest editor, the special issue brings together leading perspectives on one of healthcare's most critical priorities and reinforces the importance of medication safety in everyday practice.

The issue features a contribution from AdPha's Medication Safety Working Group on the development of the Medication Safety Standards, insights on the role of informatics and technology in transforming medication safety, and perspectives on Australia's response to the WHO Global Patient Safety Challenge: Medication Without Harm.

"Medication safety is everyone's business, every day," Dr Falconer said.

"Special issues like this shine a light on the research and patient safety initiatives that are making a real difference.

"They remind us that improving medication safety is part of our mandate as clinical pharmacists and highlight the impact this work has on patient outcomes.

"It's also an opportunity to inspire pharmacists to engage in research, because this work truly matters and drives our profession forward."

AdPha has announced it will publish a second special issue of JPPR in 2027, and is seeking expressions of interest from all national specialty practice leadership committees across 27 pharmacy specialties.

Access the JPPR special issue HERE.