E125 - How to quit smoking
Tobacco smoking is the leading preventable cause of death and illness in Australia. Jo Cheah chats to GP Colin Mendelsohn about the most effective ways to stop smoking.
21 Feb 202221min
E124 - Therapeutic Guidelines Psychotropic
What's the latest management advice for anxiety, insomnia, dementia, suicide risk and personality disorders? Justin Coleman chats to GP Nick Carr who is one of the authors of the 8th edition of the Ps...
7 Feb 202220min
E123 - Top 10 drugs 2020–21
Dhineli Perera chats to Australian Prescriber Editor John Dowden about the top 10 drugs prescribed last year in Australia and their costs to government. How have these drugs changed compared to previo...
17 Jan 202215min
E122 - Medical abortion in primary care
Ashlea Broomfield talks to Medical director of Family Planning NSW Deborah Bateson about medical abortion – a safe, cost-effective alternative to surgical abortion in early pregnancy that can be provi...
10 Jan 202216min
E121 – Iron deficiency without anaemia
David Liew talks to haematologist Cecily Forsyth about this common yet under-recognised condition that can cause a range of non-specific symptoms such as lethargy, irritability and restless legs.
20 Des 202120min
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.
6 Des 202120min
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 ef...
15 Nov 202119min
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.
1 Nov 202115min
