IN light of the launch this week of
the world-first interdermal influenza
vaccine, Intanza, in Australia, the
Pharmacy Guild is calling on
pharmacists to engage healthy
adults in dialogue about the
importance of seasonal vaccination.
Intanza is an intradermal
microinjection which uses a 1.5mm
needle that delivers a 0.1mL dose
and 9μg of antigen directly into the
dermis, thereby exploiting its high
concentration of immune cells
(dendritic cells) which then create
an equivalent immune response to
traditional intramuscular vaccination.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 30 Apr 10 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 30 Apr 10
DEMENTIA Australia has appointed comedian Geraldine Hickey (pictured) as its newest Ambassador, coinciding with the Melbourne Memory Walk & Jog event taking place this Sun.
NEW research from the Monash Addiction Research Centre has highlighted a critical shortfall in the availability of Naloxone, a life-saving medication that reverses opioid overdoses, across community pharmacies in Australia’s most populous states.
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