Staged dispensing by local
pharmacies with clinical review for
potentially addictive drugs such as
benzodiazepines is proposed in the
Australian Prescriber this month.
Article authors Jonathan
Brett and Bridin Murnion from
the department of Clinical
Pharmacology and Addiction
Medicine Drug Health Services
at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital,
said, “Liaison with a community
pharmacist is a useful strategy.”
The authors give the example of
daily dispensing with fortnightly
clinical review as a suitable
approach for some patients.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 16 Nov 15 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 16 Nov 15
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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