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Independent peer-reviewed journal providing critical commentary on drugs and therapeutics for health professionals.
Providing health professionals with timely, independent evidence-based information on new drugs and medical tests and changes to listings on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and Medicare Benefits Schedule.
Helping the healthcare community and consumers start an important conversation about eliminating the use of unnecessary and sometimes harmful tests, treatments, and procedures.
Relevant, timely and evidence-based information for Australian health professionals and consumers.
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Activities for pharmacists to maintain best practice and earn CPD credits.
Patients receiving palliative care are at high risk of adverse effects from drugs. As these effects can be difficult to distinguish from the symptoms of the terminal illness, harm from medicines is often not recognised.
Debra Rowett and David Currow, Aust Prescr 2014;37:204-9
A series of three modules to train prescribers and pharmacists on the use of the SafeScript system.
Access is restricted to health practitioners in Victoria.
Diagnosing causes of fatigue - meet Arya Saab, for the last two months she has been feeling tired and has asked for some tests to determine the cause of her fatigue.
How do we optimise a patient’s statin therapy for the management of dyslipidaemia with minimal side effects?
This interactive case study has been designed to help you improve accuracy in identifying elevated blood pressure in patients as well as better interpret the results of both in-clinic and out-of-clinic assessments.
Long-term treatment with warfarin is recommended for patients with atrial fibrillation at risk of stroke and those with recurrent venous thrombosis or prosthetic heart valves.
Philip A Tideman, Rosy Tirimacco, Andrew St John, Gregory W RobertsAust Prescr 2015;38:44-8
This free course will guide you through the adverse event reporting process. Reporting adverse events is important to ensure that therapeutic products continue to be safe.
Efflux transporters such as P-glycoprotein play an important role in drug transport in many organs. In the gut, P-glycoprotein pumps drugs back into the lumen, decreasing their absorption.
Andrew Finch and Peter Pillans, Aust Prescr 2014;37:137-9
The combined oral contraceptive pill is an effective contraceptive method which can also offer other benefits. However, other contraceptive options should be discussed. If the pill is the chosen method, prescribe a pill with the lowest effective dose of oestrogen and progestogen.
Mary Stewart and Kirsten Black, Aust Prescr 2015;38:6-11
