The Medical journal of Australia
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In the mid 1970s, home haemodialysis accounted for nearly half of all patients on dialysis, both in Australia and elsewhere. The advent of both peritoneal dialysis (itself a home therapy) and satellite haemodialysis resulted in a gradual attrition in the use of home haemodialysis. ⋯ Home haemodialysis is also a cheaper form of therapy than facility-based dialysis. As newer, simpler and more user-friendly equipment is emerging that will make home haemodialysis even more accessible and attractive to the consumer, we believe that this trend toward a greater uptake of home haemodialysis should and will continue.
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Until the results of several statin trials are available, it is recommended that the current indications and usage of ezetimibe be continued.
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For generic substitution to be safe, consumers and clinicians need to fully understand what is the same or different about various brands of the same medicine.