G M Peterson

..We have made two minor adjustments to target the focus of the existing service including an acute coronary syndrome specific referral letter and a training package for the pharmacists providing the service...

..The current study aims to modify this previously trialled service model to implement and then evaluate a sustainable program to enable the smooth transition of patients taking warfarin from the hospital to community setting...

..It is therefore important to demonstrate the feasibility of multiple risk factor management by community pharmacists to ensure continued currency of their role...

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..To assess the attitudes of pharmacists towards the issue of dispensing errors...

..Despite the possibility of hepatotoxicity in overdose, paracetamol represents a better all-round option for most patients requiring OTC analgesic therapy...

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..This included the canvassing of perceived barriers and potential solutions to promote research activity in pharmacy practice...

..To assess the public's perception of pharmacists' involvement and role in cardiovascular disease prevention and management...

..This study was conducted to determine barriers to implementation, access to, and success of HM strategies, as seen by health professionals presently working in rural Australia...

..This project comprised a baseline assessment of the use of preventive measures within the Royal Hobart Hospital, followed by the implementation and evaluation of an educational program directed at hospital staff...

..To estimate the frequency, nature and impact of violent incidents in Australian community pharmacies...

..To examine the use of ipratropium bromide in adults with acute exacerbation of either asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) during admission and at discharge from 3 teaching hospitals...

..To evaluate a pharmacist-conducted educational and monitoring programme, designed to promote dietary and lifestyle modification and compliance with lipid-lowering drug therapy, for patients with dyslipidaemia...

..To review literature evaluating the pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, clinical efficacy, and adverse effects of lasofoxifene (CP-336156), a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) that is not approved for use in the US...

..Further research needs to be conducted on the impact of community pharmacy-conducted INR monitoring on patient care and outcomes...

..01). CONCLUSIONS: This programme improved the initiation of warfarin therapy and resulted in a significant decrease in haemorrhagic complications in the first 3 months of therapy...

..The aim of this study was to implement and evaluate a system to improve the appropriate use of antithrombotics for stroke prevention in AF utilizing a clinical pharmacist as a stroke risk assessor...

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..In clinical practice, warfarin confers a similar stroke risk reduction to that observed in trials, with an increase in incidence of only minor bleeding complications. Aspirin did not appear to reduce the risk of stroke...

..This paper aimed to describe the complexities involved in estimating the clinical and economic outcomes of CIs performed by community pharmacists when using expert opinion and suggest avenues for improvement...

..ambigua oil. Both K. ambigua oil and citronella were significantly less repellent than deet. The K. ambigua essential oil formulations should not be advocated for use as repellents in regions prone to mosquito-borne disease...

..Innovative service delivery models like these are needed to meet the needs of the increasing number of rural Australians requiring warfarin therapy...

..CONCLUSIONS: Pharmacist-provided screening for osteoporosis in rural areas is a potentially useful method to identify women at risk for fracture and a convenient time point for discussion of preventive therapy...

..This DVD will complement current rural practical placements, which have been incorporated into the curriculum of Australian schools of pharmacy...

..To use community pharmacy medication records to identify patients whose asthma may not be well managed and then implement and evaluate a multidisciplinary educational intervention to improve asthma management...

..Setting Community pharmacies throughout Tasmania, Australia...

..These new anticoagulants may well represent a new era in anticoagulation. However, they do possess their own limitations and will present new challenges for clinicians...

..To describe the development, implementation and outcomes of an anticoagulation education program for pharmacists participating in a community-based post-discharge warfarin management service...

..Many assays have investigated GPx activity but there are few reports of immunoreactive methods of GPx plasma determinations and their relationship with plasma selenium...

..The objective of this study was to examine the number and nature of the drug-related problems identified and investigate differences between each type of review...

..CONCLUSIONS: The routine use of near-patient testing, with appropriate training and quality assurance programs, has the potential to increase the safety and efficacy of warfarin therapy in rural and remote communities...

..To evaluate the accuracy of the CoaguChek XS international normalised ratio (INR) monitor compared with the laboratory method...

..To determine the prevalence of undiagnosed vitamin B12 deficiency among residential aged care facility residents in southern Tasmania, Australia, and to identify associated risk factors...

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..To determine local thromboprophylaxis prescribing practices following arthroplasty...

..This intelligent system could directly support pharmacists and other health professionals providing medication reviews...

..In patient populations such as diabetic individuals, where onychomycosis can provoke lower extremity complications, professional podiatry care of toenails and feet should be encouraged...

..The relatively low use of drugs shown to improve survival in heart failure is of concern and warrants educational intervention...

..The control formulation resulted in no significant change in the total area of the lesions, and the signs of pastern dermatitis resolved completely in only two of the 10 cases...

..To assess the selenium status of Southern Tasmanians...

..001). CONCLUSIONS: The educational program described here led to a significant increase in the prescribing of warfarin for stroke prevention in patients with AF...

..A markedly increased rate of recording and performing the targeted clinical intervention was found. The effect of the prompt reduces markedly once the prompt is deactivated...

..The aim of this study was to examine the current pattern of psycholeptic use in Tasmanian aged care homes and compare this data with other Australasian research...

..The CoaguChek S displayed good correlation with laboratory determination of INR and compared relatively well with expanded and narrow clinical agreement criteria...

..Severely ill patients with compromised immune function are particularly susceptible, with antibiotic use being a major risk factor. Prompt diagnosis and initiation of treatment are important factors in the improvement of prognosis...

..CONCLUSION: A multifaceted education program, incorporating academic detailing of general practitioners and community pharmacists, increased the use of osteoporosis prevention strategies in longterm oral corticosteroid users...