The 52mg levonorgestrel-releasing IUD Mirena can now be replaced every eight years instead of every five, making it the longest-lasting hormonal contraceptive available to Australian…
More than a year before the Federal Government announced its compounding ban, the pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk was making complaints to AHPRA about pharmacies compounding…
The TGA has slapped new safety warnings on all SSRIs and SNRIs about the risk of persistent sexual dysfunction after treatment cessation. It advised doctors…
“The script for medicinal cannabis comes in, then things start to fall apart for them,” says Dr Stephen Parker. “They become dramatically unwell and don’t return…
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…
Doctors warn that the narrow range of antihypertensives available for pregnant women is facing serious supply issues, putting patients at risk of hospitalisation. Only 11…
The TGA has withdrawn approval for COVID-19 vaccine Vaxzevria on the request of its sponsor, AstraZeneca. It finally closes a complex and controversial chapter in…
Welcome to AusDoc’s drugs and guidelines update for GPs — your newest resource from AusDoc. This concise reference is designed to make it easier to…
Medicinal cannabis company Montu and its cannabis clinic is enmeshed in another controversy, this time involving the jerseys of players for the Dolphins NRL team.…
GPs can now prescribe the non-hormonal menopause drug fezolinetant to women with moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms, following TGA approval of the first-of-its-kind treatment. The…
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