THE Australian Medical
Association and the Royal
Australian and NZ College of
Ophthalmologists says they strongly
disagree with this month’s
rescheduling of chloramphenical
eye drops from prescription-only to
S3, with RANZCO President Dr
Richard Stawell saying the
medicine should be reserved for
bacterial eye infections.
“Pharmacists have not been
trained to be competent in
diagnosing eye disease and do not
have the appropriate equipment to
properly examine an eye,” he said.
“It is very important that it is not
used indiscriminately,” Stawell added.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 07 May 10 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 07 May 10
IN WESTERN Australia, Michael’s Chemist Group has started stocking therapeutic Nicotine Vaping Products (NVPs), pursuant to the Federal Government’s new vaping laws (PD 25 Mar).
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