Australian Prescriber – New Issue
4 Aug, 2014
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The August issue is online now |
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From the Editor |
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The quality use of medicines requires that drugs are used safely and judiciously. Ahamed Zawab and John Carmody discuss how this can be achieved when prescribing sodium valproate, while Rebecca Adams and Robert Bird advise on the quality use of blood products. Sometimes it is better not to prescribe a drug. This is often the case in childhood coughs, say Danielle Wurzel, Julie Marchant and Anne Chang. Similar principles apply to the use of nutritional supplements. Anne Schneyder says that the first step in managing elderly people at risk of malnutrition is eating real food. The quality use of medicines also requires an awareness of drug interactions. Andrew Finch and Peter Pillans explain the role of P-glycoprotein in some interactions. |
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Volume 37 Number 4 August 2014 |
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EDITORIAL |
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ARTICLES |
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Drug treatments of childhood coughs |
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P-glycoprotein and its role in drug-drug interactions |
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FEATURES |
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NEW DRUGS |
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