Concerns over antibiotic usage
and resistance are a theme of this
year’s meeting of the Australasian
Society for Infectious Diseases
(ASID) in Adelaide from 26 to 29
Mar.
Research presented at the
conference shows that one in five
prescriptions in Australia do not
comply with prescribing guidelines,
while a separate report shows
that short-term pressures such as
management of immediate clinical
risk and time pressure influences
doctors’ prescribing decisions
more than long-term concerns
over development of antibiotic
resistance.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 28 Mar 14 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 28 Mar 14
DEMENTIA Australia has appointed comedian Geraldine Hickey (pictured) as its newest Ambassador, coinciding with the Melbourne Memory Walk & Jog event taking place this Sun.
NEW research from the Monash Addiction Research Centre has highlighted a critical shortfall in the availability of Naloxone, a life-saving medication that reverses opioid overdoses, across community pharmacies in Australia’s most populous states.
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