A new SSSI for mere substitution of amoxicillin doses
An SSSI is required to allow pharmacists to use high-school maths to substitute amoxicillin. Surely there's a better way?
Laudanum – a panacea for all human woes?
Laudanum’s use, and abuse, has set the tone for the use and abuse of opiates from the 17th century until the present day.
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The pharmacist influencer
By day, Mustafa Dhahir is a newly minted ECP at a community pharmacy in South Western Sydney. But to his 250,000 TikTok followers, he is ‘@pharmustafa’, a myth-busting influencer combating medical misinformation in style.
Syrup of ipecac … a nauseating story
Combined with glycerine, sugar and methylparaben, the result was a product designed to induce vomiting after exposure to poisons: syrup of ipecac (SOI).
New ATAGI advice to prevent RSV vaccination errors
The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) has made an unusual move by issuing a statement on RSV vaccination errors.
Pharmacists to deliver COVID-19 vaccine
Federal Minister for Health Greg Hunt announced last week that pharmacists will be involved in the national COVID-19 vaccine rollout strategy, starting from Phase 2a.













