To the Editor: Lowthian and colleagues ask who is responsible for the care of patients treated with warfarin therapy.1 In Melbourne, it seems that this devolves mainly upon the pathology laboratory, whereas in other states, general practitioners manage care for their own patients, in my own experience.
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- 1. Lowthian JA, Diug BO, Evans SM, et al. Who is responsible for the care of patients treated with warfarin therapy? Med J Aust 2009; 190: 674-677. <MJA full text>
- 2. Nagle D. AMA welcomes PoCT final report. Australian Medicine 2009; 21 (12): 4, 6.
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I am an employee of a private pathology company. I have provided warfarin dosing as both a pathologist and a GP.