National Medicines Symposium 2024 speakers (L to R): Steve Waller, Professor Jennifer Martin, Professor Libby Roughead, Tegan Taylor[/caption]
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Shoulder injuries related to vaccine administration
All vaccinators should be knowledgeable about and use landmarking techniques to prevent shoulder injury related to vaccine administration.
Australia is in the grips of a cryptosporidiosis outbreak
Data from the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System reveals cases of cryptosporidiosis have skyrocketed in 2024.
New Label 24 to help pharmacists reduce opioid risks
In line with TGA regulatory changes to enhance medicine safety, PSA has developed a cautionary advisory label that warns consumers about the risk of opioid overdose and dependence.
Alkyl nitrites: What are they, and why have they been rescheduled?
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has reviewed their proposal to upschedule all alkyl nitrites to Schedule 9 (S9), but pharmacists will need to ensure...
When the varicella-zoster virus can turn nasty
A 33-year-old woman was seen by an obstetrician. The patient did not know if she had previously had chickenpox. Her varicella-zoster antibody titre signified...
If phenylephrine doesn’t work, what does?
Data shows orally ingested phenylephrine is ineffective, so why does it continue to be purchased over pseudoephedrine?
