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We used 10 years of data from BEACH (Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health) to examine changes in rates of menopause management and prescribing of hormone therapy (HT).

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Between April 2007 and March 2009, glaucoma was managed by general practitioners at a rate of 1.8 contacts per 1000 encounters in the BEACH (Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health) program, extrapolating to about 200 000 times per year nationally. This was marginally higher than in April...

Rheumatoid arthritis was managed 716 times in the two-year period, at four in every 1000 encounters, and made up 0.2% of all problems managed. About three-quarters of patients (77.5%) at RA encounters were female. The age and sex-specific rates showed a significantly higher rate of RA management...

From 2003–04 to 2011–12 in the BEACH (Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health) program, information was collected on 879 400 encounters from 8794 GPs. At least one psychological problem was managed at one in 9 encounters (n=103,334; 11.8%) by 8716 GPs (99.1%). Medicare item numbers for the...

Dose administration aids (DAAs) are devices that allow medications to be stored in compartments organised according to an individual’s dosing schedule. DAAs include manually filled dosettes and pharmacy-provided medicine packs (eg Webster-paks). The use of DAAs is common among patients with...

In Australia, over 3.9 million people have been diagnosed with asthma and over 2 million have current symptoms.1 Parent reported asthma prevalence in children ranges from 14–16%.2

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