Dr Ruth Lancaster

By Dr Ruth Lancaster — Essential Drugs Programme, National Department of Health Finding and Using Health Information: A Healthcare Worker’s Map For a clinician managing a patient, questions about a medicine may appear straightforward: Can I prescribe it? Is it available? Why has the recommendation changed? Why is this essential medicine not available? In the

By Dr Ruth Lancaster — Essential Drugs Programme, National Department of Health Imagine visiting your doctor for high blood pressure. Whether you’re treated at a public clinic or by a private doctor, you probably expect to receive medicine that is safe, effective and supported by the latest medical evidence. You may not realise that national