PDL
Pharmaceutical Defence Limited
Warnings
PDL issues warnings on issues that affect pharmacists, including risky drugs and practices.
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Ear Candle
Ear Candling is an alternative medicine practice in which a candle is inserted into the ear and then lit. PDL considers this practice dangerous as it involves the placing of a lit candle in the ear canal in close proximity to a person's face and hair.
Daktarin
The manufacturers of Daktarin state "it is not to be used on babies under 6 months of age"
Tax print out
To comply with privacy regulations please note that most dispense systems will allow you to print out lists of medication supplied for tax purposes without the drug names showing on the list.
Registration
The Pharmacy Board of Victoria would like to remind Pharmacists that they must register each year in accordance with Section 27(5) of the Pharmacists Act.
Umbrella branding
It is possible that a new product contains none of the chemical substance in the original product.
Reduce the risk of dispensing errors
Any pharmacist's biggest nightmare is the thought of a dispensing error which causes serious injury to a patient.
Medical misadventure
Manufacturers of pharmaceutical preparations are being made aware that child-proof caps should be placed on all medications which are in bottles and not blister-packed.
Asbestos
Exclusion does NOT apply to the treatment or advice you may provide to a patient of yours, who may have developed symptoms of mesothelioma or asbestosis.