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Australian Prescriber is a free, independent publication providing readily accessible information about drugs and therapeutics, published by the National Prescribing Service. It covers topics for health professionals, students and consumers. Read more about Australian Prescriber here.
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Information about adverse reactions to drugs will be returning to Australian Prescriber this year. The reporting of adverse events helps to improve practice. Kenneth Thomson and Dinesh Varma tell us that improvements to contrast media have enhanced patient safety.
Knowing that some drugs' effects on the immune system can reactivate tuberculosis has led to recommendations for testing before prescribing. Anastasios Konstantinos discusses the tests which can be used when tuberculosis is suspected.
An increasing number of tests can now be done outside of a laboratory. Mark Shephard reviews some of the applications of point-of-care testing.
