Australian Prescriber Podcast
Australian Prescriber
The Australian Prescriber Podcast provides a regular dive into some of the many great articles that Australian Prescriber publishes every two months. In each episode, our host will chat with one of the authors from a recent issue of Australian Prescriber.
Episodes
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Dec 6, 2021 • 21min
E120 – Therapeutic Guidelines Developmental Disability
Justin Coleman chats to Nick Lennox, one of the authors behind the latest update to the Developmental Disability guidelines, which involves a strong focus on what to look out for as a GP.
Nov 15, 2021 • 19min
E119 – The problems with fluoroquinolones
Tendinopathy, aortic disease, retinal detachment… These are just some of the adverse events which may be linked to fluoroquinolones. Dhineli Perera chats to Diva Baggio about the evidence for these effects, and the associated risk factors.
Nov 1, 2021 • 16min
E118 – Pharma sponsorship of health consumer groups
Could patient groups be compromised by accepting pharmaceutical industry sponsorship? Ashlea Broomfield chats with clinical researcher Lisa Parker.
Oct 18, 2021 • 17min
E117 – Hypertension in pregnancy
Jo Cheah chats with nephrologist George Mangos about high blood pressure disorders that can occur during pregnancy, and how best to manage them.
Oct 4, 2021 • 19min
E116 – Vitamins and minerals: how safe are they?
Ashlea Broomfield chats with clinical pharmacist Geraldine Moses about the potential adverse effects from some commonly used vitamins and minerals, especially when taken in high doses.
Sep 20, 2021 • 18min
E115 – Therapeutic Guidelines Liver Disorders
Justin Coleman chats to hepatologist Alex Thompson about livers and what can go wrong with them, including hepatitis B, C and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
Sep 6, 2021 • 20min
E114 - Rational prescribing: where are we now?
David Liew talks to Rob Moulds about the challenges facing rational prescribing and quality use of medicines in Australia today.
Aug 23, 2021 • 17min
E113 – Managing insomnia in primary care
Jo Cheah talks to sleep physician David Cunnington about how GPs and other primary health providers can help patients struggling with lack of sleep.
Aug 9, 2021 • 21min
E112 – Ocular effects of oral drugs
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?
Jul 26, 2021 • 20min
E111 – Therapeutic Guidelines Pain and Analgesia
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.
