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On Doxylamine
Following a recent AJP article about pharmacists denying doxylamine for morning sickness, Ron Batagol responds Earlier this week, the AJP reported on a letter written by Dr Debra Kennedy, director …
More than 10K reports across 1.5 million doses
The TGA is “closely monitoring” adverse events related to COVID-19 vaccines, finding a rate of three cases of rare clotting syndrome per million doses There have been 10,619 adverse events …
Shift work negatively impacts health
Men and women are affected differently, researchers find Shift work and irregular work schedules can cause several health-related issues and affect our defence against infection, according to new research from …
Keeping on schedule
No change to Symbicort scheduling, TGA confirms, however an antihistamine will move to Schedule 3 The TGA has confirmed a previous interim decision to reject the downscheduling of the asthma …
Pharmacists crucial to ICU follow-up
More than 80% of COVID-19 ICU patients required a medication intervention in this study, with a pharmacist stepping in to identify changes Pharmacists can deliver interventions that provide significant benefit …
Pharmacist fined $38,000 for practising while suspended
Falsely claiming to be registered erodes public trust in health practitioners, says Pharmacy Board A New South Wales pharmacist who continued to practise after his registration was suspended has been …
Locum admits writing false script
He claimed he was threatened by an unknown man A pharmacist reportedly wrote out a prescription for codeine after he was threatened, according to the Swindon Advertiser. Lawyers for the …
World news wrapup: 22 April 2021
Felt art pharmacy so convincing that patients try to buy medicines; overwhelming response to fundraiser in the name of pharmacist who died of COVID-19; Dublin court “at a loss” over …
Weighing up the benefits
Extensive review including RCTs reveals positive impact of community pharmacy interventions for adults with asthma A narrative review led by pharmacist researchers and published this month in Research in Social …
Consent key in chemo case
The days of doctors deciding what patients should know or consent to are “long gone,” a tribunal has noted in imposing protective orders on a former pharmacist A former pharmacist …
Pharmacists make a 12-minute difference
Adding an emergency medicine pharmacist to a stroke call-out team showed a marked difference in treatment times Researchers from Monash University’s Pharmacy Department (Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences), the …
Pharmacy students undertake ‘hands-on’ role
How have students been involved in Australia’s high-stakes vaccination rollout? Alex Vo is 21. He’s a Monash pharmacy student in his fourth year – and, suddenly, also a key foot-soldier …