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- •Selection of pain medicines was consistent with low back pain guidelines.
- •Provision of self-care advice and medicines information was lacking.
- •There was a low rate of prompt medical referrals for the fracture scenario.
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This research received funding from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia. C.A.S. is supported by an Australian Postgraduate Research Award. C.G.M. is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Senior Fellowship. C.G.M. and A.J.M. are investigators on the PACE (Paracetamol for Low Back Pain) trial (http://www.anzctr.org.au/ACTRN12609000966291.aspx), which was jointly funded by project grant 570883 from the National Health and Medical Research Council and GlaxoSmithKline.
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