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... recommended during pregnancy.3

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Author(s) – Family name and initials. Title of article. Database name [Internet]. Publication year [cited year month day]; (issue number). Available from: URL.

  1. Claire R, Chamberlain C, Davey MA, Cooper SE, Berlin I, Leonardi-Bee J, Coleman T. Pharmacological interventions for promoting smoking cessation during pregnancy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev [Internet]. 2020 [cited 2023 Dec 6]; (3). Available from:https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD010078.pub3

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... medicines.1

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Title of work [Internet]. Place of publication: Sponsor of website/publisher; Year published. Title of section or defined word; [updated date - year month day; cited date - year month day]. Available from: URL. DOI: (if available)​.

Note: Format for date is: 2017 Nov 10 - the month is always abbreviated to the first 3 letters of its name. The day and month can be omitted if not available.

  1. Australian medicines handbook [Internet]. Adelaide (AU): Australian Medicines Handbook Pty Ltd; 2023. Vericiguat; [updated 2023 Jul; cited 2023 Dec 0]. Available from: https://amhonline-amh-net-au.simsrad.net.ocs.mq.edu.au/chapters/cardiovascular-drugs/drugs-heart-failure/other-drugs-heart-failure/vericiguat?menu=home

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... in pulmonary hypertension.4

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Title of work [Internet]. Place of publication: Publisher; Publication year. Title of article; [updated date year month day; cited date year month day]. Available from: URL

  1. Therapeutic Guidelines [Internet]. Melbourne (AU): Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd; 2023. Pulmonary hypertension [updated 2023 Jun; cited 2023 Dec 8]. Available from: https://tgldcdp.tg.org.au/viewTopic?etgAccess=true&guidelinePage=Cardiovascular&topicfile=cardiovascular-disease-risk-stratification&guidelinename=auto§ionId=c_CVG_Pulmonary-hypertensiontopic_2#c_CVG_Pulmonary-hypertensiontopic_2

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Candesartan5 is used to ...

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Title of work [Internet]. Place of publication: Sponsor of website/publisher; Year published. Title of section or defined word; [updated date - year month day; cited date - year month day]. Available from: URL or DOI (if available)

  1. MIMS online [Internet]. Crows Nest (NSW): MIMS Australia; 2008. APO-Candesartan HCTZ; [updated 2023 Jul 1; cited 2023 Dec 7]. Available from: https://www.mimsonline.com.au/Search/FullPI.aspx?ModuleName=Product%20Info&searchKeyword=Candesartan+cilexetil+-+Hydrochlorothiazide&PreviousPage=~/Search/QuickSearch.aspx&SearchType=&ID=99230001_2

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... for successful treatment.6

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Author(s) - Familiy name followed by initials. Title of article. In: editor(s) - Family name followed by initials, editor/editors. Database name [Internet]. Place of publication: Publisher; Publication year [updated date - year month day; cited date year month day]. Available from: URL

  1. Preminger GM. Kidney stones in adults: Surgical management of kidney and ureteral stones. In: O'Leary MP, Lam AQ, editors. UpToDate [Internet]. Waltham (MA): UpToDate Inc; 2023 [updated 2023 Jun 29; cited 2023 Dec 8]. Available from: https://www-uptodate-com.simsrad.net.ocs.mq.edu.au/contents/kidney-stones-in-adults-surgical-management-of-kidney-and-ureteral-stones?search=kidney%20stones&source=search_result&selectedTitle=5~150&usage_type=default&display_rank=5

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... for diagnosis and staging.3

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Author(s) - Familiy name followed by initials. Title of article. In: editor(s) - Family name followed by initials, editor/editors. Database name [Internet]. Place of publication: Publisher; Publication year [updated date - year month day; cited date year month day]. Available from: URL

  1. Weiss KS. Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: Diagnosis and Staging. In: Lang M, Aird W, editors. DynaMed Plus [Internet]. Ipswich (MA): Ebsco Pubishing; 2023 [updated 2023 Sep 26; cited 2023 Dec 6]. Available from: https://www.dynamed.com/condition/malignant-pleural-mesothelioma

Citing medicine: the NLM style guide for authors, editors, and publishers (2nd edition) and AMA manual of style provide detailed guidance in formatting bibliographic citations in Vancouver referencing style.