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Health wins big in Victorian state budget

Nursing Review

This pilot expanded the role of appropriately trained community pharmacists, allowing them to provide certain Schedule 4 medications without the need for a prescription, including the resupply of the contraceptive pill, treatment for uncomplicated urinary tract infections, and access to travel health advice and vaccinations. A further $34.5m

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Naloxone in Schools: A Proactive Approach to Reducing Unintentional Overdose Deaths

American Nurse

Pharmaceutical grade fentanyl is approved for the treatment of severe pain and is generally considered safe when taken as prescribed, however most fentanyl-related overdoses and deaths in the U.S. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, in 2017 there were 2.2