Background Salt substitutes with reduced sodium levels and increased potassium levels
have been shown to lower blood pressure, but their effects on cardiovascular and safety …

Background Interrupted time series analysis is increasingly used to evaluate the impact of
large-scale health interventions. While segmented regression is a common approach, it is not …

Aim Chemotherapy side effects are often reported in clinical trials; however, there is little
evidence about their incidence in routine clinical care. The objective of this study was to …

There is wide variability in the use and adoption of recommendations generated by
computerized clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) despite the benefits they may bring to …

Aims To report A ustralian population trends in subsidized prescribed opioid use, total costs
to the A ustralian government to subsidize these medicines and opioid‐related harms based …

Background The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) is Australia’s national drug subsidy
program. This paper provides a practical guide to researchers using PBS data to examine …

The objective of this study was to assess international trends in antipsychotic use, using a
standardised methodology. A repeated cross-sectional design was applied to data extracts …

Background Computerised clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) are used widely to
improve quality of care and patient outcomes. This systematic review evaluated the impact of …

Aim The aim of this paper is to investigate 25‐year trends in community use of prescribed
opioid analgesics in Australia, and to map these trends against major changes to opioid …

Background: There has been an increase in observational studies using health administrative
data to examine the nature, quality, and costs of care at life’s end, particularly in cancer …