Debbie Rigby, Chair of the SHPA
Accredited Pharmacist Reference
Group said medication reviews
by accredited pharmacists deliver
great benefits to consumers,
reduce medicine-related hospital
admissions and reduce unnecessary
use of medicines.
Rigby was responding to reports
in The Age and SMH that referred
to Amanda Vanstone’s reference to
a resident of an aged-care facility
being prescribed medications that
she did not require.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 11 Feb 14 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 11 Feb 14
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