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PEARLS

Practical Evidence About Real Life Situations

Electronic health records support smoking cessation

Sunday 27 September 2015, 05:15 PM

PEARLS No.

467

Insufficient evidence for disposable nappies in preventing dermatitis

Saturday 26 September 2015, 05:14 PM

PEARLS No.

466

Exercise beneficial for chronic fatigue syndrome

Friday 25 September 2015, 05:13 PM

PEARLS No.

465

Short courses of systemic steroids effective in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Sunday 2 August 2015, 05:10 PM

PEARLS No.

464

Some evidence for effectiveness of electronic cigarettes

Saturday 1 August 2015, 05:08 PM

PEARLS No.

463

Exercise effective for osteoarthritis of the knee

Friday 31 July 2015, 05:05 PM

PEARLS No.

462

Minimal benefits from neuraminidase inhibitors in influenza

Sunday 5 July 2015, 05:04 PM

PEARLS No.

461

Calcium channel blockers minimally effective for Raynaud’s phenomenon

Saturday 4 July 2015, 05:01 PM

PEARLS No.

460

No evidence for routine systemic antibiotics for venous leg ulcers

Friday 3 July 2015, 04:59 PM

PEARLS No.

459

Limited benefit from hip protectors

Thursday 2 July 2015, 04:58 PM

PEARLS No.

458

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How to Treat

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Heart failure

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