Doctors told not to routinely prescribe molnupiravir for mild COVID-19
GPs are being advised against the routine use of molnupiravir to treat patients with mild COVID-19 following evidence the antiviral failed to reduce deaths or…
Tag: Antiviral
‘Last resort’ COVID-19 treatment outperforms molnupiravir in trial
A leading infectious diseases expert has urged health authorities to rethink their stance on the COVID-19 treatment sotrovimab, with new evidence suggesting it may outperform…
‘Existing-relationship’ rules changed again after COVID-19 isolation laws are ditched
The Federal Government is tweaking the ‘existing-relationship’ rule for telehealth again, making an exemption for patients who have tested positive to COVID-19 within the previous…
COVID-19 antivirals likely to be added to the doctor’s bag
GPs may soon be able to dispense COVID-19 antivirals directly to their patients after the PBAC signed off on an RACGP proposal for a new…
Oxford researchers question whether molnupiravir is saving lives
Molnupiravir does not appear to reduce deaths or hospitalisation in high-risk vaccinated adults with COVID-19 compared with usual care, according to the largest randomised trial…
A GP guide to respiratory syncytial virus
Respiratory syncytial virus is a single-stranded RNA virus which causes infection of the respiratory tract. Discovered in 1956, it is one of the most common…
Doctors worry vax rollout too slow as monkeypox cases surge
Half of Victoria’s cases have been acquired locally, doctors warn.
Guild wants pharmacists to prescribe COVID-19 antivirals over the counter
The pharmacy guild is petitioning state and territory governments to override the TGA's scheduling.
Hepatitis C reinfection ‘low’ after antiviral therapy for injecting drug users
Drug use is not a reason to withhold therapy; it just means patients need good support and monitoring, say researchers.
Monkeypox in Australia – what we’ve learnt so far
On 23 July, the WHO’s Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (PhD), took the unprecedented step and declared the monkeypox outbreak a “public health emergency of…
