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TGA issues medicines safety update
Pharmacists have been reminded that first-generation oral sedating antihistamines are not approved for use in kids under two Following a coronial hearing of a fatal case involving a 74-day-old infant …
Pharmacy not conducive to assessment, says online doctor
Online doctor service Qoctor has also taken aim at pharmacy sick notes, as it celebrates its 10,000th medical certificate Earlier this month, Innex Willox, chief executive of the Australian Industry …
‘We won’t get in today.’
The pharmacy at Tathra has survived this week’s devastating bushfire – but its owner doesn’t know when he’ll be allowed to reopen it The Rural Fire Service has confirmed that …
Internship survey
The Pharmacy Board has launched a survey investigating the pharmacy internship experience It has announced that the large-scale survey, involving pharmacy interns and preceptors across Australia, is now open. The …
Dietary supplement watched by TGA
The TGA has advised that it is monitoring the safety of Arthrem capsules due to concerns over a potential liver risk Arthrem capsules, marketed as a natural dietary supplement for …
Three factors to consider when selling your pharmacy
There is so much to consider when selling your pharmacy that some key factors can get overlooked. Natalie Sirianni looks at 3 things to think about These include important decisions …
Double up leads to death from opioid toxicity
Two doctors have been implicated in the death of a 79-year-old man after he was administered morphine, despite having taken leftover Endone tablets prescribed to his late wife In August …
Drugs’ hidden side effects
One in four drugs with human targets has been found to inhibit the growth of bacteria in the gut, causing antibiotic-like side effects A research team from the European Molecular …
Pharmacists to tackle aged care overmedication
Hundreds of English pharmacists are set to be deployed into care homes to help reduce overmedication and unnecessary hospitalisations NHS England has announced that around 180,000 people living in nursing …
ACT women crossing border for medical termination
The ACT Greens are tabling legislation to improve access to medical abortion in the territory, a move welcomed by the Guild’s ACT branch While abortion has been legal in the …
When does paracetamol overuse spike?
Americans are more likely to take too much paracetamol during cold and flu season, new research has found Researchers from Massachusetts and New Jersey set out to estimate the prevalence …
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What you clicked on this month… 1. Pharmacists copping codeine price fury 2. CWH slammed over $20 sick notes 3. Pharmacy attacked over staff of Asian background 4. Penalties for …