Semaglutide and other drugs are capturing the public’s imagination with the prospect of off-label pharmaceutical cures for obesity. The idea that regular injections are the solution…
Dr Monique Ryan, the independent MP who riled the Pharmacy Guild of Australia by pushing 60-day dispensing, had an inkling that change was coming when…
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…
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…
“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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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