Changes made to recent opioid reforms Annual secondary review requirements have been relaxed, easing access concerns for palliative care patients.
Study reveals why some otherwise healthy COVID patients end up in ICU The ‘staggering’ link between coronavirus severity and an immune system flaw may also show why men tend to have more serious disease.
Children overprescribed combination asthma medication: Study The medication should not be the first line of treatment in children – and for those aged five or under it should not be prescribed at all.
GPs have embraced telehealth, survey finds RACGP survey results from July show GPs and patients are seeing the benefits of telehealth consultations – but there is room for improvement.
Be wary of organisations circumventing telehealth criteria: RACGP Services are reportedly trying to blindside GPs and side step recent MBS reforms to telehealth.
New pharmacy dispensing deal sets ‘great temptation to bend the rules’ Continued dispensing arrangements have been extended – but two prominent GPs are sceptical about the long-term outcomes.
Extended dispensing left out of new pharmacy agreement The decision to reportedly omit the long-sought reform from the seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement has raised questions.
GPs blindsided by major changes to opioid pack sizes Angst and confusion have marred the introduction of welcome changes to opioid prescribing, GPs say.
Greater access to ‘life changing’ asthma drugs on PBS Patients with mild and severe forms of asthma now have wider access to effective treatment, helping to curb anxiety amid the pandemic.
COVID-19 can cause heart problems for survivors: Cardiologist The new coronavirus can cause lasting damage to the heart – as well as put people with existing heart conditions at higher risk of death.