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Could anticipatory deprescribing allow better COVID treatment?

Could anticipatory deprescribing allow better COVID treatment?

Despite being more effective according to some studies, Paxlovid prescriptions lag Lagevrio, with drug–drug interactions likely to play a part.


Australia’s first fixed pill-testing site opens in ACT

Australia’s first fixed pill-testing site opens in ACT

The Chair of RACGP Specific Interests Addiction Medicine has welcomed the ‘highly significant’ launch, which is part of a six-month trial.


Weaning plans at heart of new opioid care standard

Weaning plans at heart of new opioid care standard

The guidelines, the first national clinical care standard for prescription opioid use in acute care, are designed to minimise the risks of harm.


Study finds statin intolerance overestimated and overdiagnosed

Study finds statin intolerance overestimated and overdiagnosed

Fewer than 10% of patients prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs experience side effects, according to the world’s largest study on statin intolerance.


HANDI site ‘more complete’ with new patient resources

HANDI site ‘more complete’ with new patient resources

The new resources complement existing resources within HANDI and are aimed at helping GPs provide non-drug intervention-based care.


Why HANDI resource is underutilised

Why HANDI resource is underutilised

Patients and doctors could both benefit from greater adoption of non-drug interventions, writes Professor Paul Glasziou.


Opioid treatment study ‘may impact’ future Australian guidelines

Opioid treatment study ‘may impact’ future Australian guidelines

Results from a clinical trial of extended-release buprenorphine injections reveal high retention and treatment satisfaction.


Wastewater reveals record high drug consumption

Wastewater reveals record high drug consumption

New Australian data shows a spike in overall drug use at the height of the pandemic, but opioid use is down.


Is there hidden trauma behind strict drug laws?

Is there hidden trauma behind strict drug laws?

Dr Hester Wilson raises concerns over the ‘drugs are bad’ mentality, when there is a proven harm-minimisation approach.


Top experts call for major new coalition on non-medical pandemic research

Top experts call for major new coalition on non-medical pandemic research

The best successes against the ever-growing coronavirus pandemic have so far not come from drugs or vaccines, but from behavioural and social techniques.


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