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methotrexate


The number of Australians living with arthritis continues to grow, while medication myths and knowledge gaps can delay diagnosis and hinder treatment One in seven Australians live with arthritis. This …

Pharmacy Board publishes new warnings on the danger of incorrect methotrexate prescribing and dispensing following recent reports  The Pharmacy and Medical Boards have published a joint reminder on the dangers …

Pharmacists need to ensure their own practices are as safe as possible, finds a new report into methotrexate which noted seven deaths and 28 notifications The Pharmacy Board of Australia …

A pharmacist has been reprimanded after she dispensed a lethal dose of methotrexate, despite her concerns, to a man who then died The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has heard …

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 …

The recent methotrexate inquest indicates a real need for universities to provide assertiveness training during pharmacy courses, writes Jeff Lerner AJP’s report, “A ‘needless and entirely preventable’ death: Coroner” is …

Following a patient’s death, PDL has issued a reminder to pharmacists to exercise their own judgement about whether it’s safe to dispense a prescribed medicine An inquest into the death …

The TGA has released a safety warning on inadvertent overdose of oral methotrexate in the wake of inquest into man’s death from methotrexate toxicity Two weeks ago, Coroner Rosemary Carlin …

A pharmacist believed the dose of methotrexate prescribed to a man who later died was inappropriate – but her concerns were ignored Fairfax media outlets have reported on the inquest …

Providing accurate information to your patients about this antirheumatic drug will help them avoid potential nocebo effects In an article written for the Medical Journal of Australia, University of Sydney physicians …

People have been taking it daily rather than weekly as prescribed A drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and inflammatory bowel disease has been linked to numerous deaths since …