TY - JOUR T1 - Yonder: Anticipatory medications, food insecurity, childhood vaccination, and street sex workers JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 232 LP - 232 DO - 10.3399/bjgp22X719381 VL - 72 IS - 718 AU - Ahmed Rashid Y1 - 2022/05/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/72/718/232.abstract N2 - Yonder: a diverse selection of primary care relevant research stories from beyond the mainstream biomedical literatureAnticipatory medications are those prescribed to deteriorating patients who are approaching end-of-life care and include drugs to relieve pain and control other symptoms that typically occur in the last days of life. Lack of access to such medications at times of need may result in unnecessary hospital admissions and increased patient and family distress in managing palliative care at home. A recent Australian cohort study examined data from 799 palliative care patients in 25 general practice health records across a 10-year period.1 They found that only 13.5% of patients received anticipatory medications … ER -