Pharmacist Compliance With Therapeutic Guidelines on Diagnosis and Treatment Provision.

Conclusions and Relevance: Although the market for dispensing over-the-counter medication in Australia is regulated, relatively high rates of overtreatment and some cases of undertreatment were observed in this study. Given the unintended adverse effects, including overuse of antibiotics and corticosteroids, these observations suggest the advisability of regulatory intervention ensuring compliance with professional protocols. PMID: 31314116 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: Australian Family Physician - July 2, 2019 Category: Primary Care Authors: Smith H, Whyte S, Chan HF, Kyle G, Lau ETL, Nissen LM, Torgler B, Dulleck U Tags: JAMA Netw Open Source Type: research