Australian Prescriber Podcast

David Liew talks to Rob Moulds about the challenges facing rational prescribing and quality use of medicines in Australia today.

Jo Cheah talks to sleep physician David Cunnington about how GPs and other primary health providers can help patients struggling with lack of sleep.

Dhineli Perera chats with ophthalmologist Hemal Mehta about how commonly prescribed oral drugs can have adverse effects on the eye. What are the symptoms, and the drugs, you should watch out for?

Managing pain involves more than just analgesia, as reflected in the Therapeutic Guidelines' extensive revision of this topic. Justin Coleman chats to pain specialist Chris Hayes about the more holistic, multidimensional approach to pain management.

Over 40% of people who have a stroke have another one within 10 years. Dhineli Perera chats to clinical pharmacologist Chris Tremonti about the drugs used to lower the risk of a secondary ischaemic stroke or TIA.

Jo Cheah chats to Katie Frith about the latest updates to the anaphylaxis guidelines, and what this means for infants and children and positioning of the patient.

Ashlea Broomfield chats to Varan Perananthan about prescribing opioids and antidepressants, and which combinations to avoid.

David Liew chats with infectious diseases physician Dr Gregory Dore about the strategies required to achieve elimination of hepatitis C in Australia by 2030.

Justin Coleman chats with Medical Director of Family Planning NSW Deborah Bateson about the latest updates on sexual and reproductive health published by Therapeutic Guidelines. Their conversation covers the completely revised topic of contraception, endometriosis, infertility, menopause, medical abortion and, something for the blokes, testosterone deficiency.

Two-thirds of the 1000 opioid-related deaths per year are from prescription opiates. Jo Cheah talks with medical director Marianne Jauncey about how important it is for people who are prescribed opiates, and also their carers, to be made aware of this easy-to-use, life-saving drug naloxone.

How do you weigh up the risk of bleeding with the benefits of stroke prevention when anticoagulating patients in atrial fibrillation? Dhineli Perera chats to geriatrician Richard Lindley about how important it is to have the right conversation with the patients.

Just because something is mathematically significant does not mean it is clinically significant. Ashlea Broomfield chats with GP Oliver Frank about 'statistical significance' and whether it is time to scrap the term all together.

Justin Coleman chats with fellow GP Malcolm Clark about the extensively revised Respiratory guidelines published by Therapeutic Guidelines.

David Liew talks to anaesthetist and pain medicine physician Gavin Pattullo about managing patients' pain once they are discharged from hospital after surgery.

'An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.' David Liew chats with infectious diseases physician Kristine Macartney about the latest on the COVID-19 vaccination program in Australia.

It's all about efficacy, tolerability, safety and patient preference.

What is the role of drugs in the treatment of autism?

How do SGLT2 inhibitors fit into the management of type 2 diabetes?

What causes it and how is it diagnosed?

What works for migraine, what to avoid and when to refer patients

Pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV infection a success story in Australia

Helping people identified through real-time prescription monitoring systems

What are the different tests and when should you use them?

Opioids can be ineffective for dental pain

How do you define high blood pressure? It depends on the guidelines you use.

What do GPs need to know about prescribing medicinal cannabis in Australia?

New drugs have greatly improved the life expectancy of chronic leukaemia patients.

Latest updates on toxicology and toxinology from Therapeutic Guidelines

What are the safest approaches to reducing polypharmacy?

Should rheumatic disease patients stop taking immunosuppressants during the pandemic?

What do current guidelines recommend?

What should a GP or pharmacist do if a patient presents with dental pain?

Could immunosuppression help save patients with severe COVID-19?

How do you prescribe oral penicillins to children?

What and when should you prescribe for vomiting and nausea?

Balancing the risks and the benefits of proposed COVID-19 treatments.

Is one form better than the other?

A warning against using unproven medicines for the treatment of COVID-19.

What's the latest approach for managing this common arrhythmia?

A message to listeners about the COVID-19 pandemic.

Is one person's faeces another person's therapy?

Latest updates on oral and dental conditions from Therapeutic Guidelines

Who should get the herpes zoster vaccine and how effective is it?

Which drugs should we be taking extra care with and what are the best information resources to use?

How to manage this common form of heart disease

What are the latest antibiotic updates from Therapeutic Guidelines?

What needs to be considered in an update to the policy?

The 'penicillin allergy' label is often unjustified.

Psychoactive drugs may affect the ability to drive safely.

Latest updates on bone and metabolism from Therapeutic Guidelines.