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Antibiotics – shorter courses (5 days) are better (pneumonia and cellulitis
1. Spellberg B. The New Antibiotic Mantra “Shorter is Better". JAMA Intern Med 2016. https://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2536180
2. Uranga A, España PP, Bilbao A, et al. Duration of antibiotic treatment in community-acquired pneumonia: a multicenter randomized clinical trial JAMA Internal Med 2016. http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2536189
3. Hepburn MJ et al., Comparison of Short-Course (5 Days) and Standard (10 Days) Treatment for Uncomplicated Cellulitis. Arch Intern Med 2004. http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=760487
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
