“Contemptible, outrageous and unethical” doctor’s 3-year ban
Sydney GP prescribed oxycodone and diazepam at potentially fatal amounts to a single patient over years Dr Ghee Hong Michael Tan, 59, has been found guilty of professional misconduct for prescribing a patient excessive …
Naloxone progress not a let-down: Pricolo
Angelo Pricolo, the Brunswick pharmacist who successfully applied to the TGA to have the life-saving medicine naloxone downscheduled to S3, has expressed surprise at an ABC story claiming that the …
Geelong pharmacy raided for cash, medicines
Police are investigating a raid on a pharmacy in Geelong over the weekend, in which a thief escaped with money and medicines. The Geelong Advertiser reports that the thief left …
Pharmacists can have key role in antimicrobial stewardship
All health professionals – including pharmacists – as well as consumers have a responsibility to reduce the dependence of antibiotics in Australia, says PSA. New research shows Australia continues to …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at research news from around the world Statin-associated Side Effects Statins are associated with various statin-associated symptoms (SAS), including statin-associated muscle symptoms (SAMS), diabetes mellitus …
Heinz taken to court over toddler foods
Products that claim to be healthy contain over 60% sugar, alleges the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission The ACCC has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court against the Australian arm …
Forum: Chlorvescent and thickened fluids?
Excellent reply in from Pearl Koo to Penny Kraemer’s post about adding Chlorvescent to thickened water in aged care facilities. “The pharmacy and speech pathology departments in our hospital did …
Antibiotic use in kids too long
Australian experts find use in children can be stopped sooner Top researchers from the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute have conducted a systematic review into the duration of intravenous antibiotics for …
It’s official: cold aids sales spike in winter
Cold season is well underway, so unsurprisingly the latest findings from Roy Morgan Research confirm that the winter months are when sales of throat lozenges and tissues reach their annual …
Victoria sees its first pharmacist-administered jab
The first pharmacist-administered vaccination in Victoria has been welcomed as an important public health boost by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia. In a healthcare milestone, the first patient in Victoria …
Adding nutrients to food won’t help weight control
There is no evidence that adding nutrients to poor food choices will address the problem of obesity, a dietary expert says. Dr Rosemary Stanton wrote in an editorial in the …
Loperamide dubbed ‘poor man’s methadone’ in misuse warning
Diarrhoea remedy loperamide is being used to get a “morphine-like” high, according to the Daily Telegraph. The Telegraph says use of the medicine, which it says has been dubbed the …