Fluoxetine shortage: TGA advises switching from dispersible tablets to capsules
The TGA has urged doctors to switch patients using fluoxetine 20mg dispersible tablets to 20mg capsules instead amid a shortage triggered by manufacturing issues. Drug…
Tag: Mental health
Anxiety in kids: Aussie-first guidelines warn against meds as first-line therapy
Australian-first clinical guidelines for treating anxiety in children recommend starting with an SSRI over other medications if drug therapy is warranted but warn against pharmacotherapy…
‘Doctors fear losing what they love’: Dr Tasha Port’s suicide shows medicine’s culture of silence lingers
Dr Tasha Port was preparing to submit her application for the paediatrician training program when she took her own life in June 2020. Medicine had…
High risk for psychiatric disorders in patients ahead of dementia diagnosis
Patients with dementia have markedly increased risks for psychiatric disorders before dementia diagnosis, Swedish research shows. The authors examined temporal risk patterns of psychiatric disorders…
The new $191 level E consult is ‘no quick fix’ for complex care, says top GP
The RACGP and AMA finally won their battle for a level E consultation item on Medicare this year after many years of fighting. Alongside higher…
Patients harbouring ‘unrealistic expectations’ for ADHD diagnoses, doctors warn
Doctors are facing a deluge of patients requesting ADHD diagnoses and treatments after watching videos on TikTok and other social media platforms, a leading psychiatrist…
‘No-one had the right to lay a hand on him’: Duty of care and involuntary detention
Deciding whether a patient needs to be detained and treated involuntarily is a common and sometimes challenging decision emergency doctors face. A recent case from…
Deadly triggers: Doctors tell AHPRA why its investigations feel so cruel
“It dragged on over years, so you’d literally be sitting in a cold sweat every day just looking through emails waiting for the next message…
Ketamine resolves woman’s lifelong stutter in landmark case
A terminally ill 60-year-old woman’s lifelong debilitating stutter disappeared after she was prescribed low-dose ketamine for depression, according to a US case report. The unexpected…
Ketamine nasal spray shows promise against treatment-resistant depression
A nasal spray containing a ketamine derivative appears to beat one of the standard drugs for patients with treatment-resistant depression, a study has found. The…
