medications misuse
Dosing errors dominate Ozempic emergency calls
Over 200 calls in two years with a small number referred to hospital and low levels of intentional misuse Poisons information centres in Victoria and NSW have received over 200 …
Real time monitoring launches in Vic
Australia’s first comprehensive real-time monitoring system, SafeScript, is going live this week Victoria’s Minister for Health, Jill Hennessy, and clinicians from Ballarat Health Services announced Monday that the system would …
Dad’s abuse led to misconduct
A pharmacist suffered domestic violence and stress before dispensing medicines including Duromine to herself The NSW pharmacist had her registration suspended for 12 months, during which she may not work …
Clinical tips: counselling the codeine-seeking patient
Treating patients with chronic pain can be a complex, long-term relationship, especially if codeine is involved, writes Karalyn Huxhagen. Like all community pharmacists, I kick myself when I fall for …
Paracetamol challenge a hoax, but still dangerous
The so-called #paracetamolchallenge is a hoax, but one which could still be dangerous if teenagers believe it to be an actual social media phenomenon, says Young Pharmacist of the Year …