Goodfellow gems #129

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Goodfellow gems #129

15 July 2020

Bruce Arroll

Wednesday 15 July 2020, 01:00 AM

"Long-term use of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system and bone mineral density"

Long-term use of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (Mirena) does not cause loss of bone mineral density in women and is safe to use.

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References

1. https://bit.ly/3emPRsf (BMJ Case Rep 2009;2009:bcr0720080484).

2. https://bit.ly/2NhfJK9 (Hum Reprod 2010;25:1158–64).

3. https://bit.ly/3dmRKns (Nippon Med Sch 2012;79:190–94).

4. https://bit.ly/2BrDZ9S (FSRH CEU Statement 2018).

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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

Wednesday 29 January 2025, 12:45 AM