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A retrospective study of drug-related problems in Australian aged care homes: medication reviews involving pharmacists and general practitioners.

Prasad S PS Nishtala, Andrew J AJ McLachlan, J Simon JS Bell, and Timothy F TF Chen

Audio, Transactions of the IRE Profession... 17(1):97-103 (2011) PMID 20825538

Drug-related problems (DRPs) in Australian aged care homes have been studied previously. However, little is known about the acceptance and implementation of pharmacists' recommendations by general practitioners (GPs) to resolve DRPs.

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2010.01374.x
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