Taking the burden out of anticholinergic medicines A new program targeting the use of anticholinergic medicines has been launched by NPS MedicineWise.
Untreated hypertension linked to cognitive decline: Study Researchers say the findings are just as concerning for those being treated with antihypertensives with a systolic blood pressure below 120 mmHg.
Resourcing, not medication restrictions, needed in aged care The Government’s recent funding injection has to be specifically targeted to address the problems GPs, staff and patients face within residential aged care facilities, Dr Michael Clements writes.
Old doc, new drugs: Levetiracetam GP Dr Casey Parker writes for newsGP about how levetiracetam fares as an alternative to phenytoin.
How can GPs best decide if a new medication is right to prescribe? Almost 800 new medications came onto the Australian market between 2001 and 2011.