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Health professionals have been advised to exercise extreme caution if considering off-label prescribing and supply of atropine eye drops, following the death of an adult patient The TGA has advised …

An inquest has highlighted the importance of careful decisions in drug withdrawal, after a patient died from being administered an excessive amount of buprenorphine In April 2015, a 38-year-old man …

Harm minimisation stakeholders have condemned the NSW Government’s hardline response to two drug deaths on the weekend Two people have died and two more were critically ill in hospital after …

SafeScript is set to roll out in one Victorian PHN area, ahead of its state-wide expansion next year And president of the Pharmacy Guild Victorian branch Anthony Tassone has compared …

How can pharmacists help patients who are experiencing the side effects of tramadol, or at risk of accidental overdose? Perth woman Jackie-Lee Smith, 56, died due to tramadol intoxication leading …

Reports show 19 deaths occurred due to sildenafil in the UK last year. What does this mean for the medicine, which is being considered for S3 status in Australia? Data from …

Researchers from QUT are investigating how pharmacists manage the emotional and professional impacts of patient death Marea Patounas, associate lecturer in pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences at QUT, told the AJP …

One in seven Australians prescribed pregabalin are at risk of misusing the substance, new research has shown Conducted by researchers at the NSW Poisons Information Centre, the University of Sydney …

Pharmaceutical opioids together with benzos are a deadly combo for Aussies, a new report has found, as NSW Labor commits to introducing real-time monitoring Deaths related to opioid use are …

And do we need another death before we as a profession show real action, asks leading pharmacist Prescribers and pharmacists need to better cooperate and communicate for the sake of …

A bill which would have restored Territory rights to legislate on assisted dying has been defeated in the Senate The bill, introduced by Liberal Democrat senator David Leyonhjelm, was narrowly …

Pharmacy threatened with fine over direct-to-consumer cannabis advertising; defendant in fungal meningitis case pleads guilty; body of missing pharmacy graduate identified Turku, Finland: The Finland Medicines Agency (Fimea) is threatening …