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Authors’ Reply to Mona Kargar and Colleagues’ Comment on “Adverse Drug Reaction-Related Hospitalizations in Elderly Australians: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study in Two Tasmanian Hospitals”

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  1. Unit for Medication Outcomes Research and Education, Division of Pharmacy, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, 7001, Australia

    Nibu Parameswaran Nair, Leanne Chalmers, Bonnie J. Bereznicki, Colin Curtain, Gregory M. Peterson, Michael Connolly & Luke R. Bereznicki

  2. Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, TAS, Australia

    Michael Connolly

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Correspondence to Nibu Parameswaran Nair.

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Luke R. Bereznicki reports personal fees from Boehringer Ingelheim Pty Ltd, outside the submitted work. Nibu Parameswaran Nair, Leanne Chalmers, Bonnie J. Bereznicki, Colin Curtain, Gregory M. Peterson, and Michael Connolly declare that they have no conflict of interest that are directly relevant to the content of this study.

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Parameswaran Nair, N., Chalmers, L., Bereznicki, B.J. et al. Authors’ Reply to Mona Kargar and Colleagues’ Comment on “Adverse Drug Reaction-Related Hospitalizations in Elderly Australians: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study in Two Tasmanian Hospitals”. Drug Saf 41, 323–324 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40264-017-0613-3

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