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Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Who would be a pharmacist? This paper describes the results on a national representative cross-sectional survey of Australian pharmacists …

Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Dual antiplatelet therapy duration after percutaneous coronary intervention in high bleeding risk A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to investigate …

Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Exploring Australian pharmacists’ perceptions and practices towards reducing the risk of medicines-related harm in aged care residents An online survey of …

Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Management of motor and nonmotor symptoms in Parkinson disease Parkinson disease (PD) presents a challenging array of motor and nonmotor symptoms. …

Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Vasomotor Symptoms During Menopause Vasomotor symptoms affect as many as 80% of perimenopausal and post-menopausal women. Menopausal hormone therapy remains the …

Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Clinical Impact of medication reviews with follow-up in cardiovascular older patients in primary care This cluster-randomised controlled trial was conducted in …

Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Real-world evidence for the effectiveness of vitamin D supplementation in reduction of total and cause-specific mortality A UK cohort study has …

Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Long COVID: major findings, mechanisms and recommendations Long COVID is an often debilitating illness that occurs in at least 10% of …

Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Effect of new glucose-lowering drugs on stroke in patients with type 2 diabetes A systematic review and meta-analysis of 19 studies …

Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Statins in Primary Prevention in People Over 80 Years Results of three systematic reviews show that the benefit of statins in …

Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Osteonecrosis of the jaw and denosumab In this Australian Prescriber article, a case report of osteonecrosis of the jaw with denosumab …

Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Statin-Associated Muscle Symptoms Among New Statin Users Randomly Assigned to Vitamin D or Placebo In this study, vitamin D …