A curious cause of recurrent lower back pain
An elderly man with a simple complaint of back pain turns out to be full of surprises.
Tag: UTI
More than 3000 women treated for UTIs in pharmacist prescribing trial
It remains unclear how many antibiotics have been prescribed and dispensed.
One in two women with simple UTI given wrong antibiotic: study
Inappropriate prescribing is 'rampant' for uncomplicated infections, reveals US research.
Could ‘smart’ GP scripts save a UTI cost blowout?
Australian research shows care for the condition will top $1bn a year unless antimicrobial resistance is tackled.
Push to add UTI antibiotics to doctor’s bag gets red light
The RACGP argued letting doctors dispense antibiotics would keep patients out of hospital.
GP rapped for mistaking bladder cancer symptoms for UTI
The elderly woman saw several GPs at the same NZ practice for three years before being referred to a urologist.
Why the pharmacist UTI prescribing trial is not actually a trial
More than 700 pharmacists are diagnosing and prescribing for 'uncomplicated' UTIs but will we discover if it is safe and effective?
Hormone therapy may protect against recurrent UTI
US researchers compared genitourinary microbiomes in postmenopausal women: European Association of Urology Virtual Congress 2020.
Pharmacist prescribing trial begins – but what clinical training are they getting?
Doctors have criticised the secrecy surrounding the clinical training pharmacists will undergo before they are allowed to prescribe antibiotics for UTIs. Condemned by both the AMA…
So what is the evidence that pharmacist UTI prescribing works?
Analysis: read about the trial behind Queensland's own experiment with pharmacist prescribers.
