Oct 23, 2018
Many doctors report that patients resist suggestions to discontinue medications during deprescribing efforts. Researchers have recently published data that critically examines this issue in more detail, with the study appearing in JAMA Internal Medicine. Responses to...
Oct 22, 2018
Paracetamol is widely use for children, but how much do caregivers know about the safe use of this product? Australian researchers recently quizzed a convenience sample of caregivers who had purchased Children’s Panadol, using an online survey. The majority of...
Oct 22, 2018
The REMAIN HOME trial is investigating whether integrating a pharmacist into 14 general practices reduces unplanned hospital re-admissions of patients who were recruited during admission to any of 11 participating hospitals. The investigators have recently described...
Oct 22, 2018
A recent study from Turkish researchers has revealed that polypharmacy was associated with various clinical issues including metabolic syndrome, chronic pain, incontinence, increased serum creatinine level, increased Geriatric Depression Scale scores, reported gastric...
Oct 22, 2018
An excellent video summary of a recent trial suggests that benefit in reducing cardiovascular disease come at a cost of increased risk of major bleeding – click here to watch the video summary.
