Pharmacoepidemiology of testosterone prescribing in Australia, 1992–2010

Pharmacoepidemiology of testosterone prescribing in Australia, 1992-2010.

OBJECTIVE To describe patterns of testosterone prescribing in Australia over the past two decades by state or territory and by product type. DESIGN AND SETTING Observational analysis of testosterone prescribing data obtained from two independent data sources--the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and IMS, a source of commercial pharmaceutical sales data. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Temporal tr...

Nurse practitioner prescribing practice in Australia.

PURPOSE In Australia, nurse practitioner (NP) services are a relatively new development with little being known about the prescribing practices of Australian NPs. The aim of this study was to conduct the first national study of Australian NP prescribing practices. DATA SOURCES Focus groups were conducted to inform construction of an electronic survey that was available for all NPs and NP cand...

Pharmacoepidemiology of Antibiotic Prescribing Among 135,000 Adult Outpatient Encounters in Northeast Ohio

Pilot of a National Inpatient Medication Chart in Australia: improving prescribing safety and enabling prescribing training.

WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT Prescribing errors are common and are caused by multiple factors. Standard medication charts have been recommended by British and Australian Health services. A study of a standard medication chart in five hospitals in one state of Australia significantly reduced prescribing errors. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS A standard medication chart developed in one area ...

Recent developments in podiatric prescribing in the UK and Australia

Recent and substantial changes in access to restricted medicines by podiatrists in Australia are clearly consistent with healthcare policies aimed at reshaping the healthcare workforce. At the same time, prescribing and access to medicines by allied health professionals, including podiatrists, has been the focus of a recent scoping project by the UK Department of Health. In this commentary we e...