New micro-credentials aim to improve breastfeeding experience for mums and their babies

The University of Western Australia is introducing two new online short courses in Lactology incorporating the latest in breastfeeding research, with the ultimate aim of improving the feeding experience for mums and their babies. The UWA Schools of Allied Health, Molecular Sciences and Biomedical Sciences have developed the new micro-credentials, ‘Breastfeeding, a foundation for human […]

Democrats eye Medicare negotiations to lower drug prices

Democrats, newly in control of Congress and the White House, are united behind an idea that Republican lawmakers and major drugmakers fiercely oppose: empowering the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate the prices of brand-name drugs covered by Medicare. But they do not have enough votes without Republican support in the Senate for […]

New study aims to develop alternative treatment for posterior eye diseases

Getting poked in the eye with a sharp object is a cringeworthy thought. However, many patients with posterior eye diseases — back of the eye diseases such as macular degeneration or diabetic retinopathy — undergo eye injections through the wall of the eye as a medical treatment on a regular basis. "Direct injections of medications […]

US pharmacy vaccine drive begins as cases fall

The United States’ Covid vaccination drive entered a new phase Thursday as thousands of pharmacies were scheduling shots, but a wave of optimism brought about by falling cases could soon be tested by dangerous variants. President Joe Biden’s administration was shipping a million doses to some 6,500 drugstores and supermarket pharmacies nationwide, with several chains […]

Targocid

NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. TARGOCID® teicoplanin Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about Targocid. It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor, or pharmacist. All medicines have […]

Chemmart Tramadol SR

NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. CHEMMART TRAMADOL SR Contains the active ingredient, tramadol (as tramadol hydrochloride) Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet Read this leaflet carefully before taking your medicine. This leaflet answers some common questions about tramadol. It does not contain all the available […]

Voltaren

NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. VOLTAREN® TABLETS AND SUPPOSITORIES diclofenac sodium Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about Voltaren tablets and suppositories. It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of talking to […]

Ceftriaxone Alphapharm

NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. CEFTRIAXONE ALPHAPHARM contains the active ingredient ceftriaxone CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about Ceftriaxone Alphapharm. It does not contain all of the available information. It does not take the place of talking to […]

Mabthera (NHL/CLL)

NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. MABTHERA IV NHL AND CLL 160310 For the treatment of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia pronounced (mab-thir-ra) contains the active ingredient rituximab (rch) Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about MabThera intravenous infusion.It […]