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Next steps: Consultation on strong opioid use and misuse
The TGA has commenced reviews into pack sizes, indications and label warnings for S8 opioids In response to rising numbers of opioid prescriptions and levels of overdose reaching “record levels”, …
World news wrapup: 13 September 2018
‘Disappointing’ reaction to Canadian snooping case; Kiwi pharmacist smuggled out of Zambia; British man denies murder of pharmacist wife Nova Scotia, Canada: Nova Scotia’s privacy commissioner has criticised the Health …
Drug burden and falls risk
Older people taking multiple high-risk medications for sleeping, pain or incontinence are twice as likely to fall and break bones, new research has shown And many die within a year …
Blood pressure benefits slide over time
Home blood pressure telemonitoring with pharmacist management lowered blood pressure more than usual care for 18 months… but the benefits weren’t sustained long-term A study recently published in JAMA has …
10 ways to tackle climate health fallout
Queensland health workers have united to launch a roadmap towards better preparation for the health-related impacts of climate change The Queensland Government-funded Human Health and Wellbeing Climate Change Adaptation Plan …
Loopholes in the supply chain
Legislation passed this week to help manage medicines shortages doesn’t go far enough, say wholesalers “Loopholes in the supply chain” will continue to put patients at risk, the National Pharmaceutical …
Professional misconduct
A pharmacist has been suspended for two months after he dispensed fentanyl without a script The Pharmacy Board has highlighted a case in which Western Australia’s State Administrative Tribunal suspended …
Health data ‘number one most hacked’: expert
A cybersecurity expert has warned pharmacies about data breaches, saying big systems such as Medicare and MHR are actually harder to hack than small businesses There have been 11 billion …
New ‘hard-line approach’ to meds shortages
The Senate has passed legislation which will require pharmaceutical companies to report shortages of important medicines as they occur Based on the new legislation, medicine companies will have to report …
‘Something has to change in the way Queensland approaches this.’
Enforcement of the Ownership Act in Queensland is not being performed adequately, a public hearing has heard The Guild has made its case for the retention of pharmacist ownership during …
Wrong Atropine strength cases reported
PDL has warned pharmacists to pay careful attention when dispensing scripts for Atropine eye drops The organisation has received a number of incident reports featuring prescriptions for Atropine 0.01% eye …
Focus on innovative therapies
The University of Sydney has launched a new effort to drive a coordinated approach to drug discovery The new Drug Discovery Initiative (DDI) unites researchers, clinicians and industry to develop promising drugs …
