Study objective A team of researchers from the USA has recently examined risk for transitioning to persistent opioid or high-risk use after an initial emergency department (ED) opioid prescription.The study examined adults with no record of opioid prescriptions in the...
The iPLEDGE system is a rigorous program designed to reduce fetal exposure to isotretinoin, and a study recently published in JAMA dermatology has examined the frequency and rate of pregnancy and pregnancy-related adverse events among women taking isotretinoin...
Newly published in the prestigious British Medical Journal, a systematic review and meta-analysis has addressed the serious problem of preventable patient harm in medical care: 70 studies involving 337 025 patients were included in the meta-analysis, yielding a pooled...
General Medical Practices in the UK are increasingly employing pharmacists. As a part of a broader intervention in a study of the management of chronic disease, remote medication reviews leading to up to four recommendations for the GP to discuss with the patient...
A newly published cross-sectional study has investigated the potentially inappropriate medicine use for 273 Aboriginal Australians aged 45 years or older, in remote Western Australia. The mean number of prescribed medicines was 5.1 (SD, 3.6) per person, and at least...
