The Medical journal of Australia
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To explore Australian general practitioners' and pharmacists' preferences in relation to content, format and usability of drug interaction alerts in prescribing and dispensing software. ⋯ GPs and pharmacists want drug interaction alert information to be relevant, useful, concise, and easy to read and comprehend. Software vendors and knowledge providers could improve drug interaction decision support by making changes to the content and format of drug interaction alerts according to our recommendations.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
General practitioner referral patterns for women with gynaecological symptoms: a randomised incomplete block study design.
To describe why, when and to whom general practitioners refer women with symptoms possibly attributable to cervical, endometrial or ovarian cancers, and to identify patient and GP factors that predict referral to either a gynaecologist or a gynaecological oncologist. ⋯ There appears to be significant variation in referral practices among GPs and this variation is greater for endometrial cancer, for which there are currently no evidence-based clinical practice guidelines in Australia. There is a need for further research into understanding the basis of these differences, including a review of the existing guidelines for ovarian and cervical cancer and the development of guidelines for endometrial cancer.