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TGA seeks input on benzocaine advisory statements
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has requested comments from interested parties on the addition of a new advisory statement for labels of non-prescription medicines...
What can be done about paediatric medicine-related harm?
Too many Australian children are being harmed by medicine misadventure. Here’s what pharmacists must do now.
Are antibiotics courses for common infections too long?
In the fight against antibiotic resistance, shorter courses of antibiotics are now recommended for patients with common infections, but how short is long enough?
The...
Relieve the pain and inflammation of osteoarthritis with Nurofen
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic disease that usually affects the hands, knees and hips.1,2 The main symptoms are joint pain and stiffness that usually...
Consumers want to see pharmacy services expand
Consumers desire greater specialisation and increased services from the pharmacy profession, which should be front of mind in community pharmacy practice.
Consumer input into pharmacy...
More data needed to tackle costs of cold chain breaches
A pilot study investigating loss of medicines due to cold chain breaches (CCB) in community pharmacies in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Australia, has...
