A NEW article looked into
whether adhering to the
contraindications to the use of
metformin could deny to some a
drug which was a first-line therapy
for many type 2 diabetes patients.
‘Safe prescribing of metformin
in diabetes’ published in the
Australian Prescriber, found that
metformin could be continued
despite contraindications if the
dose was reduced in appropriate
patients and stopped at the time of
acute illness.
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RESPONDING to the findings from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, a recent government initiative aims to improve medication management in residential aged care facilities by introducing on-site pharmacists.
RESEARCHERS at Charles Darwin University (CDU) are advancing a novel drug delivery system that could potentially eliminate the need for injections to treat various chronic diseases.
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