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Stop using topical antibiotics
1. High usage of topical fusidic acid and rapid clonal expansion of fusidic acid-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a cautionary tale. http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2014/09/12/cid.ciu658.short
2. BPAC: Should I prescribe a topical antiseptic cream instead of a topical antibiotic for minor skin infections? http://www.bpac.org.nz/BPJ/2015/june/topical.aspx
Pharmacist prescribers Linda Bryant and Leanne Te Karu discuss positive polypharmacy for heart failure. Current evidence shows the intensive implementation of four medications offers the greatest benefit to most patients with heart failure, with significant reductions in cardiovascular mortality, heart failure hospitalisations and all-cause mortality
