Medication reviews optimise treatments, prevent adverse events, and improve quality of life, with key benefits for patients and the health system. Listen to Dr Peter Tenni as he discusses more about polypharmacy.
Our expert panel, facilitated by A/Prof Ralph Audehm and panelists A/Prof Samantha Hocking and Prof John Dixon, discusses pharmacotherapy for weight management, including options available, GLP-1s and setting realistic weight goals.
Drugmaker Lykos Therapeutics announced on Aug. 9, 2024, that the Food and Drug Administration declined to approve the company’s application for the use of MDMA-assisted therapy in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.
The Albanese government and the Pharmacy Guild of Australia have this week signed the eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement, which will come into effect on July 1.
Healthed Product Explainers feature leading experts describing their own views on products, devices and related developments and why they are relevant to general practice.
In this Product Explainer, Endocrinologist Prof Ego Seeman explains the role of enteric coated risedronate 35mg for the treatment of osteoporosis (5 mins).
In this Product Explainer, Psychiatrist Dr Sanil Rege explains the role of multimodal antidepressant activity for the treatment of major depressive disorder in adults.
In this Product Explainer, Rhinologist Prof Richard Harvey explains the role of olopatadine hydrochloride and mometasone furoate combination nasal spray in the treatment of symptoms associated with allergic rhinitis and rhinoconjunctivitis in patients 6 years of age and older (5 mins).
In this Product Explainer, Pharmacist Dr Jacinta Johnson explains the schedule 3 supply of triptans as Pharmacist Only Medicine, and presents several considerations when choosing the appropriate triptan for the acute management of migraine (6 mins).
Over the last five years, an often forgotten piece of U.S. federal legislation – the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, also known as the Farm Bill – has ushered in an explosion of interest