A book now out called “How Safe Is Your Prescription?” was launched at the Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference.

190000 hospital admissions are medicine-associated (?in the US or Australia?).

Inappropriate use of medicine is costing Australia about $660million/year. Based on examination of 21733 consultations in Australia.

You can listen to an [url=http://www.abc.net.au/rn/lifematters/stories/2011/3161881.htm]ABC Radio National Life Matters interview [/url]on this topic.