Spot Dx — What’s causing these sudden-onset burning lesions?
Cherie is a 42-year-old physiotherapist who presents with a week of sudden-onset large red-to-brown skin lesions, associated with some blistering, on the lower limbs. Test…
Tag: Medicines management
GLP-1 RAs slapped with ileus warning after TGA investigation
New safety warnings about the risk of ileus have been added to all GLP-1 receptor agonists following a TGA investigation into local reports of the…
Govt to ban semaglutide compounding from October amid patient safety fears
The TGA is banning pharmacists from compounding semaglutide and other GLP-1 receptor agonists, starting 1 October. About 20,000 patients are currently using compounded semaglutide for…
‘It’s very frustrating’: GPs vent as Shingrix shortage drags on
The months-long shortage of the recombinant herpes zoster vaccine Shingrix has continued to frustrate GPs, who are being forced to ration doses and choose which…
Is it time to ditch trimethoprim as first-line UTI therapy?
Doctors say it is time to rethink the use of trimethoprim as empirical treatment for UTIs, with results from an Australian study showing high rates…
Doctors have lost the battle over pharmacist prescribing and diagnosing, says top GP
High-profile GP Dr Bruce Willett has warned that governments seem set on allowing pharmacists and nurse practitioners to “virtually operate as GPs in the very…
Doctor who reported semaglutide compounder ‘disappointed’ it took news exposé for TGA to act
A doctor who received warm compounded semaglutide that she refused to inject says it is disappointing it took an ABC exposé to jump-start a TGA investigation…
The $100m telehealth corporate prescribing compounded semaglutide — its top GP speaks with AusDoc
Telehealth corporate Eucalyptus is making headlines for prescribing off-label compounded semaglutide as part of an online weight loss program that costs up to $599 a…
Midwives and nurses now able to prescribe medical abortion drugs
Queensland has become the first state to allow midwives and nurses to prescribe the pregnancy termination medication MS-2 Step. The state’s parliament passed laws on…
GP fears she was duped by a dodgy pharmacy after prescribing off-label semaglutide
A GP who unwittingly directed a patient to a questionable compounding pharmacy for semaglutide says it all began with an unsolicited fax sent to her…
