cough medicine
Begin here: an easy guide to OTC treatment pathways for dry & chesty cough
Pharmacists Carlene Ngoma and Tinu Abraham share an easy-to-use Q&A algorithm to help patients select the right over-the-counter product for short-term cough This webinar shows pharmacists and pharmacy assistants how …
Begin here: an easy guide to OTC treatment pathways for dry & chesty cough
Pharmacists Carlene Ngoma and Tinu Abraham share an easy-to-use Q&A algorithm to help patients select the right over-the-counter product for short-term cough 29 May 2024 | 7-8.00PM AEST This webinar …
What you said
Calls for dispensing machines to be located in GP surgeries, concerns over low graduate pay, and growing evidence of cough medicine misuse were among the issues prompting a flood of …
Cough medicine misuse growing?
A leading doctor is warning of a trend among young people to misuse common cough medicines, such as Rikodeine and Robitussin, to go “Robotripping” But overall, pharmacists are already doing …
World news wrapup: 6 March 2019
New Zealand cough medicine reclassification gaffe; historic Dublin pharmacy asks for help; GP-pharmacist turf war heats up in Malaysia New Zealand: Pharmacies were not told that certain cough medicines had …
Pharmacists warned on pholcodine cough mixtures
Anaesthetists are calling for a ban, or an upschedule to Prescription Only, for cough medicines containing pholcodine Dr Paul McAleer, a specialist anaesthetist and chair of the multidisciplinary organisation The …
Winter is here!
Pharmacists are a prime source of advice on treating common winter ailments such as cough and cold symptoms, says Leanne Philpott Winter ills are typically managed through self-care but when …
Putting feet up better than cold remedies?
New Zealand’s answer to ASMI has hit back at Consumer NZ’s investigation into cough and cold remedies, which found they lacked evidence to support their use Consumer NZ says that …
OTCs: When headlines and sensationalism cause conflation and confusion
Headlines can cast undeserved shade onto pharmacy, writes Jarrod McMaugh—and the issue of kids and cough medicine is a good example The Royal Children’s Hospital recently released an editorial document …