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New psychoactive substances a growing problem
Diazepam was the top contributing drug in Victorian fatal overdoses in 2023, a coroner鈥檚 report has revealed…but deaths involving new drugs are increasing The Coroner鈥檚 Court of Victoria has published …
Paracetamol, charting role in woman鈥檚 death revealed
A 39kg woman was given 1g paracetamol QID 13 times over five days, leading a coroner to recommend publishing statistics on whether updated systems are helping prevent overdose ACT coroner …
鈥楾here is time to intervene鈥�
Naloxone should be provided to reverse overdoses from both prescribed and illicit opioids, and pharmacists are at the forefront, experts urge Research shows that it is unusual for a person …
鈥楾ragedy鈥� after VAD spouse death
Coroner slams voluntary assisted dying self-administration laws that led to the death of a VAD patient鈥檚 spouse from 鈥榯he most dangerous of pharmaceutical products鈥� The death of a VAD patient鈥檚 …
鈥業t is not the role of a regulatory pharmacist to make clinical decisions鈥�
PRU officers鈥� role queried following inquest into a man鈥檚 tragic death from prescribed Physeptone tablets and Stilnox A coroner has called on the NSW Ministry of Health to review its …
World news wrapup: 29 August 2024
One in six English pharmacies at risk of closing within a year; NZ nitrofurantoin death highlights need for long-term use awareness; Canada makes nicotine pouches pharmacy-only England: Community Pharmacy England …
Boy鈥檚 methadone death was in 鈥榟igh-risk鈥� circumstances
A pharmacist who dispensed methadone to parents of a boy who died from ingesting the drug has suggested a 鈥渂etter system鈥� for informing employee pharmacists, especially when owners are absent …
How VAD telehealth loophole harms patients with 鈥榮ubstantial delays鈥�: SHPA
Hospital pharmacists have underlined their support for better access to VAD services, as the Territories grow closer to offering the service Earlier this month independent MP Kate Chaney introduced a …
Jump in asthma deaths recorded
Over-reliance on OTC salbutamol may be contributing to a spike in Australian asthma deaths, one veteran pharmacist and asthma expert warns The National Asthma Council Australia has released new Australian …
Wrong chart used in ACF, followed by patient鈥檚 death
Unsafe medication practices at a residential aged care facility were 鈥渟ignificant,鈥� a coroner says in findings into an elderly woman鈥檚 death The 81-year-old Queensland woman had several health conditions, including …
Failures to check SafeScript implicated in opioid death
A coroner has outlined how a man鈥檚 overuse of OTC codeine led to a dependence on tapentadol and oxycodone, and how this led to his death 鈥� aided by several …
Coroner鈥檚 鈥榞rave concerns鈥� over tramadol
A Victorian coroner has recommended further training regarding tramadol and its interactions, noting it is not included in SafeScript, following a woman鈥檚 death The Victorian woman, who had a history …