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‘Tomorrow is never promised’
Determined to help save the lives of people like the brother she lost, one intern has used her health promotion requirement to get naloxone into homes After completing her Bachelors …
Think naloxone beyond opioids, expert warns
A pharmacist expert on opioids is calling for an “urgent upscale” in harm minimisation, following two coroner’s recommendations on illicit drug use Coroners Ingrid Giles and Simon McGregor have recommended …
Opioids, overdose and naloxone: starting the conversation
Risk factors for overdose are surprisingly common among patients taking prescribed opioids, but how can pharmacists best approach conversations around safety and prevention? Sheshtyn Paola investigates Most people know that …
The week in review
The New Year has started with the issues of medicines access and affordability dominating the headlines once again Pharmacy organisations are reiterating their calls for continued dispensing measures to be …
Department clarifies Take Home Naloxone fees
Pharmacy Programs Administrator to update Take Home Naloxone claiming portal by March The Department of Health and Aged Care is clarifying claims entitlements for pharmacies participating in the Take Home …
State legislation hampers naloxone access
Legislative changes are required to bolster access to naloxone in Victoria, a state MP believes Victorian legislation needs to be updated to enable a broader range of suppliers of naloxone …
The week in review
A week’s a long time in the pharmacy sector right now, as double dispensing begins (not without uncertainty), as do 8CPA talks On Friday, the Pharmacy Guild told us that …
Pharmacists key in saving lives with naloxone
More than 3,000 lives have been saved since the Take Home Naloxone program began – but a shortage is making it harder to help people For International Overdose Awareness Day …
Looking at harm minimisation
Naloxone, hazardous use of alcohol and treatment inequity: part two of our expert discussion of the latest in harm minimisation Why is the naloxone program not seeing wider take-up? Should …
Come Together
Where are we at with the ‘war on drugs’? Angelo Pricolo says the medical professions, and the community in general, need to pay heed to The Beatles to move forward …
Machine becomes biggest US harm reduction provider
A naloxone vending machine plus the use of the pharmacy workforce could have “amazing” results, a leading Australian pharmacist says after the release of a US study A new study …
Latest on naloxone, e-cigs and illicit drug use
Has use of non-prescribed pharmaceutical opioids and nicotine e-cigarettes changed since monitoring and new laws kicked in? New Aussie reports share the latest data… Researchers from the National Drug & …