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Standards on drug errors urged

29 January 2010 | Provisions to limit medication errors need to be implemented in new health care safety standards being developed by the Government, according to the medical technology industry.


Barcode scanners halving errors

11 November 2009 | Mandating barcode scanners has halved the number of medication errors at the point of dispensing, according to the Pharmacy Board of South Australia.


Third of Aussies' health bill goes on drugs: report

1 October 2009 | More than a third of the money ordinary Australians spent on their health in 2007-08 went on medications, a new snapshot of health spending has revealed.


Aged care admission process "less than ideal"

24 September 2009 | Rural pharmacists are in an ideal position to improve the transfer and application of medication information about patients being admitted to rural aged care facilities, according to new Australian research.


SSRIs in pregnancy linked to infant heart defects

24 September 2009 | The use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in early pregnancy, particularly sertraline and citalopram, may increase a baby’s risk of septal heart defects, new research has found.


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