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  Drug-induced deaths continue to rise

  Friday | Apr 16 2021

  MORE than five Australians a day died as a result of misuse of drugs – including medications – in 2019, with opioids the most commonly identified substances in drug-related deaths (1,121), the latest National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) report reveals.

  
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  WHO’s antibiotic fears

  Friday | Apr 16 2021

  CONCERNS are being raised that none of the 43 antibiotics currently in clinical development “sufficiently address” drug resistance in the world’s most dangerous bacteria.

  
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  Increased workload induces burnout

  Thursday | Apr 15 2021

  INCREASED workload combined with the challenges of tackling medicines shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic has sparked burnout amongst Australian pharmacists.