GP clinic’s compounded semaglutide scripts raise TGA alarm
The worldwide semaglutide shortage has sparked an ’emerging trend’ of telehealth platforms offering to prescribe locally compounded versions of the drug to treat obesity, the…
Tag: Pharmacology
TGA secures alternatives for kids on liquid morphine
The TGA has secured three alternative oral liquid morphine products to compensate for the dwindling supply of Ordine, which is expected to run dry by…
Are pharma-funded awareness campaigns a blind spot in prescription advertising rules?
For almost a decade, US men were faced with TV, online ads and billboards about the risks of low testosterone or ‘low T’, as it was…
Liquid morphine discontinuation could leave kids with ‘poorly managed pain’
Doctors are preparing to lose access to liquid morphine, with the only brand registered in Australia, Ordine, to be withdrawn from sale early next year.…
Having multiple chronic conditions does not alter medication efficacy: study
Treatments for single conditions are just as effective in patients with multiple chronic diseases regardless of the total number or type of comorbidities, according to…
Will patients abandon diet and exercise now there are weight loss meds?
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…
One million Aussie patients prescribed medicinal cannabis — why we should be worried
I was one of the earliest prescribers of medicinal cannabis in Australia. But I’ve always been extremely cautious with the treatment, and I prescribe to…
Why hangover cures are giving doctors new headaches
The rise of medicinal cannabis and trendy ‘hangover cure’ vitamin infusions are making it harder for anti-doping doctors to draw the line between medical and…
The slump in GP reports of adverse drug reactions among their patients is alarming
A recent article in AusDoc described how GPs’ involvement in reporting adverse drug reactions (ADRs) to the TGA has declined massively over the past 20…
Pharmacist prescribing cuts both ways: alternative medication supply should be on the agenda
Correction: The headline on this article has been changed. It originally said that “… GPs should now be free to dispense too”. Dr Evan Ackerman…
