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    Tag: Medicines management

    Switching antihypertensives improves BP control better than upping dose alone: study

    April 26, 2023

    Patients on tailored antihypertensive monotherapy could see a twofold reduction in blood pressure than what could be achieved by simply increasing the dose alone, Swedish…

    Dr Cathy Andronis

    GPs urged to watch for gambling problems with common antipsychotic

    April 20, 2023

    Adults prescribed aripiprazole therapy for schizophrenia need to be watched for signs of gambling addiction, according to a leading GP, who warns the side effect…

    Pharmacy prescribing: The alarming powers to change doctors’ treatment plans

    April 5, 2023

    “I imagine most doctors have not thought about implications of the medication management provisions of the pharmacy prescribing trial.” This quote from Dr Evan Ackermann…

    Warfarin in short supply but GPs warned against switching brands

    March 7, 2023

    A warfarin shortage could force patients to combine multiple smaller doses, with doctors warning that switching brands could increase the risk of clots or bleeds.  The TGA says there…

    GP suspended for hormone prescriptions over telehealth to Ukrainian patients 

    March 3, 2023

    A GP who prescribed hormone-based medications to Ukraine-based patients diagnosed with ‘andropause’ has been suspended for three months. The GP struck up a collaboration with…

    Meet the doctor who changed the TGA’s mind on psychedelics

    February 17, 2023

    Professor David Nutt is unapologetic for advocating medical use of MDMA and psilocybin.  A former drugs adviser to the UK Government, he has been researching psychedelics for almost two…

    University wins million-dollar contract to run NSW’s pharmacy prescribing trial

    February 13, 2023

    The University of Newcastle has signed a deal to run and evaluate the NSW Government’s pharmacy prescribing experiment, Australian Doctor has been told. Last year, state Premier Dominic Perrottet announced plans for…

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    TGA warns against pregabalin use during pregnancy

    February 9, 2023

    The TGA has urged pregnant women to avoid pregabalin after a study linked the drug to a higher risk of major congenital malformations.  The regulator…

    Dr Barbara Mintzes (PhD)

    ‘Extra work for no compensation’: Drop in GPs reporting drug reactions

    February 8, 2023

    GPs’ involvement in reporting adverse drug reactions to the TGA has declined massively over the past 20 years, research shows. The analysis of TGA reports…

    ‘Overweight or psychotic’: Why this doctor kept prescribing semaglutide for obesity

    January 27, 2023

    “Patients need to worry about themselves, not other people’s conditions.” That is the view of Gold Coast psychiatrist Dr Manfred Penzhorn, who was prescribing semaglutide…

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