A fistful of prescriptions: is there a better way?

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dc.contributor.authorFrank, O.
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractSince the inception of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) in the late 1940s there has been a dramatic increase in the range of medicines that are available to the Australian community. The simultaneous rise in the prevalence of chronic disease means that many patients are taking multiple medicines on a long term basis, with a concommitent increased risk of drug related problems including adverse effects, and drug-drug interactions and drug-disease interactions.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityOliver Frank, Chris Alderman
dc.identifier.citationAustralian Family Physician, 2011; 40(9):659-659
dc.identifier.issn0300-8495
dc.identifier.orcidFrank, O. [0000-0001-9028-1835]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/73874
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherRoyal Australian College of General Practitioners
dc.rightsCopyright © 2011 RMIT Publishing
dc.source.urihttp://www.racgp.org.au/afp/2011/september/a-fistful-of-prescriptions/
dc.subjectPharmaceutical policy -- Australia
dc.subjectChronic diseases -- Australia -- Statistics
dc.subjectPatients -- Medical care
dc.subjectDrugs -- Side effects
dc.subjectDrug interactions
dc.subjectDrugs -- Prescribing
dc.titleA fistful of prescriptions: is there a better way?
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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