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Is cannabis one answer to the opioid epidemic?
New US research shows cannabis laws are associated with a significantly lower rate of opioid prescribing A cross-sectional study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA Internal …
Vaccine safety, efficacy most important message: AMA
Tasmanian children are the latest to get free flu vaccinations, as debate circulates about when to get the jab Tasmania’s Minister for Health, Michael Ferguson, has announced that children from …
MedAdvisor reaches one million
The Australian digital medication management company has reached a milestone MedAdvisor has announced that it has reached one million connected patients. Robert Read, CEO of MedAdvisor, said: “This is an important …
Prescribing slow-release opioids can be fatal, college warns
Health professionals have been warned about the risks of prescribing commonly used opioids such as fentanyl patches The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) has written to 34 …
Let the games begin!
The Commonwealth Games village pharmacy is now up and running on the Gold Coast Well-known clinical pharmacist Debbie Rigby is among those staffing the specialist sports pharmacy at the Commonwealth …
The week in review
It may have been a short week for many, but it’s been a busy week for the Pharmacy Guild Following our tongue-in-cheek announcement on 1 April that the Pharmacy Guild …
Could a social media break reduce stress?
If you’re feeling stressed, a University of Queensland research team have a potential solution: quit Facebook And the benefits of a Facebook break are independent of whether you’re worried that …
Vaping prescription an ethical issue
Doctors have an “ethical obligation” to consider e-cigarette use for patients who are having trouble giving up smoking, experts suggest A review of the latest scientific evidence on e-cigarettes, by …
‘Super gonorrhoea’ raises the stakes in war against superbugs
Antibiotic resistance is not new but recent developments increase the urgency for action Mark Blaskovich, The University of Queensland There has been a lot of news over the past few …
New listing for eye treatment
A biodegradable implant to help with eye disease has been added to the PBS, for patients who are intolerant or resistant to systemic corticosteroids Ozurdex (dexamethasone 700µg) sustained-release intravitreal implant …
Pharmacists flock to Advancing Practice
The first round of Australia’s new centralised mechanism for assessing pharmacists’ career achievements has received a strong nationwide response Applications for round one of Advancing Practice have exceeded more than …
World Pharmacists Day 2018: Your medicines experts
“Pharmacists are your medicines experts” is the core message of this year’s World Pharmacists Day, which falls on 25 September 2018 World Pharmacists Day 2018 will focus on the extensive …