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Browsing by Author "Pearson, Sallie Anne"
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(Wiley, 2019-07-07)Aims: We investigated anticholinergic medicines use among older adults initiating dementia medicines. Methods: We used Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme dispensing claims to identify patients who initiated donepezil, rivastigmine, galantamine or memantine ... -
(2021-08-17)Aims: Public health responses to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission have profoundly affected the epidemiology and management of other infections. We examined the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on antibiotic dispensing in Australia. Methods: We used national ...
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(2022-06-15)Background Since COVID-19 was first recognised, there has been ever-changing evidence and misinformation around effective use of medicines. Understanding how pandemics impact on medicine use can help policymakers act quickly to prevent harm. We quantified ...
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(Springer Nature, 2018-12)Background The global Choosing Wisely campaign has identified the following psychotropic prescribing as low-value (harmful or wasteful): (1) benzodiazepine use in the elderly, (2) antipsychotic use in dementia and (3) prescribing two or more antipsychotics ...
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(2021-12-18)Australia spends more than $20 billion annually on medicines, delivering significant health benefits for the population. However, inappropriate prescribing and medicine use also result in harm to individuals and populations, and waste of precious health ...
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(2020)Background: Proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) are among the most prescribed medicines worldwide and concern about their long-term use is growing. We used dispensing claims for every person in Australia dispensed publicly subsidized PPIs between 2013 and ...
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(BMJ, 2020-04-20)Background Proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use is widespread. There have been increasing concerns about overuse of high-dose PPIs for durations longer than clinically necessary. Objective To evaluate the impact of national education initiatives on reducing ...
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(2022-02-16)BACKGROUND: Medicine prescribing for children is impacted by a lack of paediatric-specific dosing, efficacy and safety data for many medicines. OBJECTIVES: To estimate the prevalence of medicine use among children and the rate of 'off-label' prescribing ...
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