Jan 30, 2019
The Australian Prescriber will be familiar to many people with an interest in the safe and effective use of medicines. In addition to written word offerings, AP also provides free access to a range of highly useful podcasts, including a recent piece addressing the...
Jan 30, 2019
Reduced or altered production of saliva can be unpleasant for patients, but also carries other risks in relation to functional chewing and swallowing, and an increased risk of intra-oral pathology, including tooth decay. Dry mouth can develop for a number of reasons,...
Jan 30, 2019
New guidelines for the management of patients with AF have been published by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association, developed in collaboration with the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. The guideline includes a significant change in relation to...
Jan 29, 2019
Apixaban and rivaroxaban are both direct-acting oral anticoagulants, increasingly prescribed in modern practice. Using data from adults with newly diagnosed venous thromboembolism (deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism) who were new users of apixaban or...
Jan 28, 2019
Data from a large number of hospital separations in NSW that occurred over a long period of time have recently been studied by Australian researchers. In a sample of 315 274 people admitted for urgent caret, age‐adjusted rates of ADR‐related hospitalisations nearly...
