Hygiene with alcohol-based
hand sanitiser, while a valuable
tool in the fight against spreading
disease, has also proven to be a
serious risk in the case of a threeyear-
old child left alone to play with
the product, reports the MJA in a
case report.
Upon admission to hospital the
child was found to have acute
ethanol toxicity with five times the
legal level of alcohol for drivers.
She had developed depressed
mental status and hypotension but
after treatment was discharged
within 24 hours.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 10 Jul 15 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 10 Jul 15
RESPONDING to the findings from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, a recent government initiative aims to improve medication management in residential aged care facilities by introducing on-site pharmacists.
RESEARCHERS at Charles Darwin University (CDU) are advancing a novel drug delivery system that could potentially eliminate the need for injections to treat various chronic diseases.
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