TGA issues weight-loss drug safety alerts Wegovy and Mounjaro are among the high-profile medicines with new product warnings, with the watchdog linking GLP-1 RAs to new side effects.
New guide to support safe antidepressant deprescribing The new addition to the RACGP’s First do no harm guide walks GPs through a best practice approach to deprescribing antidepressants.
‘Extremely problematic’: Pharmacy ads raise concern The RACGP has slammed a new Victorian Government pharmacy campaign, which encourages patients to ‘get it at the chemist without a visit to the GP’.
DoHDA to send ‘early intervention letters’ in October The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing is advising recipients to take proactive steps to identify incorrect ‘moiety’ claims and put them right.
AHPRA walks back telehealth prescribing wording The regulator has clarified that ‘good practice’ prescribing can occur after a face-to-face, video or phone consultation – and not just in-person as first indicated.
‘Well-supported GPs deliver better outcomes’: Health of the Nation The RACGP’s annual snapshot of general practice has delivered a clear message to policymakers.
Rural Generalists in Queensland gather for milestone event Support for Rural Generalists, now and into the future, was discussed at a key forum held in the ‘spiritual home of rural generalism’.
What is the GP’s role in integrative medicine? Meeting patients where they are at is at the heart of this growing area, which offers a whole-of-person approach to health and wellbeing.
Abuse towards general practice staff ‘widespread’ The first international study to focus just on general practice has found patient violence and abuse is common, but interventions are under-researched.
‘Your identity is torn apart’: A GP’s tale of substance use recovery A doctors’ support group helped Dr Tim Blake after addiction brought his life crashing down. Now, he hopes to inspire others in their darkest hour.