Safer opioid systems
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Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. Opioid analgesic stewardship in acute pain clinical care standard. At: https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/standards/clinical-care-standards/opioid-analgesic-stewardship-acute-pain-clinical-care-standard
Safer Opioid Use...
The long road to a healthy heart
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Heart, stroke and vascular disease: Australian facts. 2026. At: www.aihw.gov.au/reports/heart-stroke-vascular-diseases/hsvd-facts/contents/summary
Schutte AE, Bennett B, Chow CK, et...
Missed beats
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National Heart Foundation of Australia; Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand. Comprehensive Australian clinical guideline for diagnosing and managing acute coronary syndromes...
Speed trap: the rise and fall of Benzedrine
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Hicks J. Fast times: the life, death, and rebirth of amphetamine. Science History Institute. 2012. At: sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/fast-times-the-life-death-and-rebirth-of-amphetamine/
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Nitroglycerin’s explosive beginnings
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Montinari MR, Minelli S, Horowitz JD, De Caterina R. Explosive discovery, surprising future: the extraordinary journey of nitroglycerin, nitroderivatives and nitric oxide. Vasc...
Should I ask for photo ID when supplying S8s?
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Professional Practice Standards 2023, (2023) Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, Deakin, At: https://www.psa.org.au/practice-support-industry/pps/
National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards, 2021, Australian Commission for Safety and...







