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Improving prescribing for Indigenous Australians
Author(s) -
Moulds Robert FW,
McDermott Dennis R
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/mja2.50269
Subject(s) - indigenous , psychological intervention , medicine , pharmaceutical benefits scheme , pillar , access to medicines , service (business) , public relations , medical prescription , business , nursing , political science , public health , marketing , biology , structural engineering , engineering , ecology
Much attention has been paid to ensuring that the first of these pillars applies equally to Indigenous and nonIndigenous Australians, and, despite the obvious difficulties of ensuring timely and affordable access to medicines for residents of remote communities, progress in this area has been made. Less obvious barriers, however, remain; in particular, inadequate service provision when a lack of cultural safety reduces genuine access. The second pillar, on the other hand, involves added dimensions of difficulty for all Australians.