Esther Hernandez Medication Management

29/08/2025

I am thrilled to share that this paper includes my name and addresses a subject that is very close to my heart. Please take a read and share 🙏

Home Medicines Reviews (HMRs) conducted by credentialed pharmacists in response to referrals from medical practitioners are funded by the Australian government to improve the quality use of medicines...

14/08/2025

I have learned something new today. Type 2 diabetes may be reversible! If you have diabetes or are at risk of getting diabetes, I encourage you to watch this video:

Dr James Muecke AM is a South Australian based ophthalmologist and visiting consultant at Royal Adelaide and Women’s and Children’s Hospitals. Dr. Muecke gra...

12/07/2025

Today I completed the Professional Practice Microcredential as the first step of my journey to become a Credentialed Diabetes Educator. I’m passionate about delivering even better care and support to people living with diabetes in my community. 💜

06/05/2025

Are you or someone you know 65 or older and taking 5 or more medications?
If so, this message is for you — and it could make a real difference. 💊👵👴

Whether you're:
✅ 65+ and managing multiple meds,
✅ Caring for someone in this group, or
✅ A health professional working with older adults…

🎧 Listen in from 1:37:25 on ABC Perth Mornings to hear why deprescribing — the careful reduction of unnecessary medications — is such a vital (and often overlooked) topic:
🔗 https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/perth-mornings/mornings/105246874

🗣️ Deprescribing Guildline Open for public consultation:
Help shape future Deprescribing Guidelines for Australians aged 65+ by sharing your views here (15 mins survey) by 31st May 2025:
🔗 https://deprescribing.com

Let’s ensure safer, simpler care for our older community. Please share with anyone who should be part of this conversation. 🙌

Researchers from The University of Western Australia are helping develop clinical practice guidelines for deprescribing medications to people aged 65+ years old

06/05/2025

🌬️ World Asthma Day – 6 May 2025 🌍

Did you know? 1 in 9 Australians live with asthma – and many don’t realise their symptoms are poorly controlled. Today, I would like to ask you to:

✅ Check your reliever use. Are you using your blue puffer more than twice a week? That’s a sign that your asthma may not be under control.
✅ Get your technique checked by a pharmacist. It does not matter how good the inhaler is; if you are not using it correctly or are unable to use it correctly, you will not breathe better.
✅ Ask your GP or pharmacist for an asthma review – a few simple changes could improve your quality of life. This is when a home medication review with a consultant pharmacist may be indicated. Ask your GP for a referral for a Home Medicine Review.

Lastly, today, on World Asthma Day, if you use an inhaler for asthma, please check out this link and click on the inhaler you use: https://www.nationalasthma.org.au/living-with-asthma/how-to-videos 💙. It is highly recommended that you review how to use the particular inhaler that you use at least once a year! Let's breathe better together!

05/05/2025

🫀 It’s Heart Week (5–11 May 2025) – the perfect time to check in on your cardiovascular health!

As a consultant pharmacist, I routinely use the AusCVDRisk calculator during Home Medicine Reviews to estimate a person’s risk of heart attack or stroke over the next 5 years. It’s simple, evidence-based, and can help guide early prevention. Here is the calculator if you are interested: cvdcheck.org.au/calculator

You might feel fit and well, eat a healthy diet, and exercise regularly, but unfortunately, heart disease can still affect you. That’s why Heart Health Checks are so important.

Who should have a Heart Health Check?
✔️ Everyone aged 45–79 years
✔️ People with diabetes from 35 years
✔️ First Nations people from 30 years

📽️ Learn more in this short video: https://youtu.be/wTDSQeJ6ziY
📄 Or read this easy-to-understand brochure:https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt8a393bb3b76c0ede/bltf620cc4c61df006b/65827368a2c41f257adaed25/What-Is-A-Heart-Health-Check-Brochure.pdf

Let’s take the time to protect our hearts – it could save your life ❤️

09/03/2025

"Deprescribing is a shared responsibility within the multidisciplinary team. By working collaboratively, for example through medicines review processes such as Home Medicine Reviews and Residential Medication Management Reviews, we can effectively address inappropriate polypharmacy and promote safe and quality use of medicines."

It is true that, in many cases, less is more! Talk to your GP, and find out if you or your loved one may benefit from a Home Medicine Review!

Australia is facing a pressing challenge as the population ages — the way we manage

30/11/2024

Do you suffer from chronic pain? You are not alone. At least one in five Australians aged 45 and over lives with chronic and ongoing pain. Taking more medication for pain is often not the solution. Talk to your GP, check if home medicine review may help.

Find a credentialed pharmacist: https://www.psa.org.au/accreditation-register/

Osher Günsberg talks about why he was compelled to make a film about pain, and how the documentary might help others.

30/11/2024

There are many causes of cough, which can sometimes be related to your medication! Talk to your GP if your cough persists. You may qualify for a free home medicine review with a consultant pharmacist; ask your GP!

If your GP does not know where to find a consultant pharmacist, please check out the Credentialed Pharmacists Directory: https://www.psa.org.au/accreditation-register

25/09/2024

Pharmacy practice has changed so much over the last few decades with more new and exciting roles for pharmacists meeting global health needs! Take today to thank at last one pharmacist that has made your health better 😊

I want to thank Convenient Chemist Wollongong’s pharmacists for doing such a wonderful job serving their costumers in so many ways. Many of your customers that I visit can’t thank the team enough! ❤️

01/09/2024

Happy Father's Day to all fathers and father figures today 🫶, but please also check on the ones who may have a rough day today 🫂

23/08/2024

Low in iron can also be due to medication you take! Take to your pharmacist or ask your GP to refer to for consultant pharmacist for a home medicines review if your medication regimen is on the complicated side!

Iron deficiency is the most common and widespread nutritional disorder in the world. As well as affecting a large number of children and women in developing countries, it is the only nutrient deficiency which is also significantly prevalent in industrialized countries.

Here is how you can prevent iron deficiency.