Further ADHD medication shortages GPs and patients have been warned to plan ahead, with Ritalin tablets already in shortage and further impacts on the way.
‘Unprecedented’ update to antibiotic guidelines The first tranche of a major update from Therapeutic Guidelines has been released, with a focus on infections treated in primary care.
‘My GP was a psychological anchor’: A patient’s long COVID story Struck down by debilitating long COVID, one patient shares her journey to recovery in a new podcast to support GPs with diagnosis and management.
TGA strengthens warnings on antibiotic side effects GPs have been asked to use fluoroquinolones ‘judiciously’, as the Administration rolls out more prominent warnings.
ADHD med shortages ‘a merry-go-round you just can’t predict’ The new school year has coincided with another series of shortages, forcing patients and prescribers to rethink their options.
‘A big difference’: Poisons Standard change brings hope Reduced paracetamol pack sizes are now in force, as a new report highlights the number of children hospitalised due to preventable medicine-related issues.
Most GPs discover medication shortages through patients: Poll A new survey highlights the urgency of improving measures to communicate supply chain disruptions, with patients increasingly feeling an impact.
Extent of non-compliant medicinal cannabis clinics revealed New research has highlighted the need for more stringent monitoring and regulation when it comes to advertising practices around the prescribing of medicinal cannabis products.
Quetiapine shortage ‘frankly unacceptable’ Some doses of the antipsychotic medication could be in shortage until July, leaving both patients and GPs ‘alarmed’.
‘Too little, too late’: An investigation into medication shortages How are medication shortages affecting GPs and their patients? Calls are being made to change how they are being managed and communicated.