Guild on ATSI inequities
July 10, 2014
In HIS latest forefront editorial,
Pharmacy Guild executive director
David Quilty has highlighted the
inequities facing Aboriginal and
Torres Straight Islander (ATSI)
populations as negotiations around
the next CPA draw closer, saying
that they had a mortality rate
around five times higher for adults
aged 35 to 44 years but only 80%
of the per capita PBS spend of the
overall population.
Quilty said there was a strong
case for a specifically tailored
medicines review service for ATSI
people, focusing on adherence
issues and with an emphasis on
patient education, reduction
of adverse medicine events
and collaboration with health
professionals.
The service would be delivered in
a flexible and culturally appropriate
way by visiting pharmacists, in
liaison with local Aboriginal Health
Workers, Quilty said.
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