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WHO puts ‘temporary pause’ on hydroxychloroquine trial for coronavirus patients
A trial of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 treatment has been suspended after researchers found patients receiving the drug were at higher risk of heart problems and death.
Preparing to vaccinate children under 12 against COVID-19
On 5 December, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) provisionally approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children over 5 years of age.
Pharmacists could prescribe PrEP to combat HIV transmission
Under a new national government strategy, pharmacists will be key to dramatically reducing HIV transmission.
Compounding sterile medicines
Compounding pharmacies can deliver safe, sterile medicines that are appropriate for the patient by following standards and guidelines.
The non-binary pharmacist
Michael Hewson [he/him] identifies as a genderqueer or non-binary person. ‘I don’t feel like a man and I don’t feel like a woman. I’m just Michael and that’s all I need to be.’
Working on the land
After decades as a specialist compounder in Bundaberg, Brendan West MPS moved inland to buy a pharmacy in the outback Queensland town of Wallumbilla.
