The Federal Government has introduced a new law dealing with use of physical and chemical restraints in Aged Care Facilities/Nursing Homes. It is called the Quality of Care Amendment (Minimising Read More …
We recently wrote about some serious side effects from contraceptive implants, Mirena and Implanon, which had initially been reported by the ABC. Since then, there has been a case of Read More …
Nursing home abuse – Medications administered without consent are an assault People with dementia are being administered medications to control their behaviour, but many may have been victim of an Read More …
On 20 March 2018 the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) released a warning about prescribing practices of Belsomra (also known as Suvorexant). The TGA stated: Since registration, the TGA has received Read More …
By Tom Maling A 12 December 2017 ABC investigation report has exposed that Australian women are experiencing serious side effects from the long-acting contraceptive devices Implanon and Mirena. The ABC Read More …
