A boxed warning about a rare condition that can trigger sudden vision loss is being added to GLP-1 receptor agonists, the TGA says. The warning says the drugs may increase a patient’s risk of developing…
Thousands of GPs are being sent letters detailing their COPD triple-therapy prescribing, as data show that only 30% of patients are started on COPD dual therapy first.…
The RACGP and the Pharmacy Guild of Australia have come together on one issue at least – concern over Woolworths offering rewards points to customers…
The maker of goserelin 3.6mg implants will cover the drug’s cost indefinitely for eligible patients after announcing its withdrawal from the PBS — the latest…
Victorian Opposition Leader Jess Wilson (AAP Image/Joel Carrett).Payroll tax for GP practices in Victoria will be scrapped if the Coalition wins the state’s upcoming election.…
A cancer medicine is likely to arrive on the market next year — not for oncology, but for the most common form of dwarfism. An…
This painful red eye in an elderly man with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia coloured his doctors’ initial diagnosis. The 79-year-old presented to Swiss ophthalmologists after developing…
Despite the heated debate around current tobacco taxes fueling organised crime, smoking rates in Australia have fallen to the lowest level on record. Newly released…
Most doctors have read multitudes of studies or news stories about new clinical risk calculators that assess patients’ risk of developing unpredictable conditions or chronic…
The future of a “revolutionary” treatment for a form of vasculitis is in doubt, after international drug watchdogs warned of dozens of linked deaths, and…
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