Long-anticipated changes to how Australians buy paracetamol are on their way in a bid to reduce harms. Here’s what’s changing.
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Pharmacies in the UK face significant cuts, so it’s perhaps not surprising that they sell many unevidenced lifestyle products.
Oral medicines containing phenylephrine are to be pulled from shelves in the US due to a lack of evidence of their effectiveness.
Some lozenges are more effective than others at soothing a sore throat.
The TGA gave low-dose cannabis sales without prescription the green light in February. But no product has jumped through all the regulatory hoops to market yet.
A panel of experts has urged caution regarding paracetamol during pregnancy. But that doesn’t change current advice to discuss pain relief with your doctor or pharmacist.
Pharmacists are well positioned to provide communities with a lifesaving drug.
When codeine became a prescription only drug in 2018, the number of overdoses dropped, our new research shows. But restricting sales of codeine is only one way to reduce harm from opioids.
A greater number of medicines may soon be available without a prescription. Under the right circumstances, this would mean you could bypass the doctor and access the treatments you need more quickly.
Supplying Viagra over the counter in Australia could reduce the dangers to men using counterfeit drugs.
It’s only natural for parents to want to help their children when they suffer from a cold. Here’s why the best treatment may be no treatment, except for natural remedies like honey and a little TLC.
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Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Drake University
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Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Macquarie University
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Conjoint Associate Professor, School of Women's and Children's Health, UNSW
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Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Sydney
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Principal Research Fellow in Human Milk and Lactation, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute
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Professor in Pharmacy Practice, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in General Practice, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Pharmacy, Wayne State University
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Clinical pharmacologist, University of Newcastle
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Senior Lecturer, Sydney Pharmacy School, University of Sydney
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Professor of Medicine and Chair of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Newcastle
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Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy, NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow, University of Sydney
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Lecturer, Pharmacy Practice, University of Sydney