Australian Prescriber Podcast

E104 – Anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation

26 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How do you weigh up the risk of bleeding with the benefits of stroke prevention when anticoagulating patients in atrial fibrillation? Dhineli Perera c...

E103 – Speaking of statistical significance

13 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Just because something is mathematically significant does not mean it is clinically significant. Ashlea Broomfield chats with GP Oliver Frank about 's...

E102 – eTG Respiratory guidelines

29 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Justin Coleman chats with fellow GP Malcolm Clark about the extensively revised Respiratory guidelines published by Therapeutic Guidelines.

E101 – Managing pain after surgery

15 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

David Liew talks to anaesthetist and pain medicine physician Gavin Pattullo about managing patients' pain once they are discharged from hospital after...

E100 – COVID-19 vaccination in Australia

02 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

'An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.' David Liew chats with infectious diseases physician Kristine Macartney about the latest on the COVI...

E99 – How to choose an antidepressant

15 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's all about efficacy, tolerability, safety and patient preference.

E98 – Autism treatment

01 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What is the role of drugs in the treatment of autism?

E97 – Harms and benefits of SGLT2 inhibitors

18 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How do SGLT2 inhibitors fit into the management of type 2 diabetes?

E96 – Vulvovaginitis

04 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What causes it and how is it diagnosed?

E95 – Migraine management

16 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What works for migraine, what to avoid and when to refer patients

E94 – HIV diagnoses fall as PrEP is embraced

07 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV infection a success story in Australia

E93 – Prescription monitoring and helping people at risk

23 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Helping people identified through real-time prescription monitoring systems

E92 – Testing for COVID-19

09 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What are the different tests and when should you use them?  

E91 - Opioid prescribing in dentistry

26 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Opioids can be ineffective for dental pain

E90 - What is hypertension?

12 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How do you define high blood pressure? It depends on the guidelines you use.

E89 - Prescribing medicinal cannabis

29 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What do GPs need to know about prescribing medicinal cannabis in Australia?

E88 – Managing chronic leukaemias

21 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

New drugs have greatly improved the life expectancy of chronic leukaemia patients.

E87 – Potions and the dark arts – the latest from eTG Toxicology

14 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Latest updates on toxicology and toxinology from Therapeutic Guidelines

E86 - Deprescribing in older people

31 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What are the safest approaches to reducing polypharmacy?

E85 - Managing autoimmune disease during the pandemic

17 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Should rheumatic disease patients stop taking immunosuppressants during the pandemic?

E84 – Managing proteinuria

03 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What do current guidelines recommend?

E83 - Dental pain management in primary care

13 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What should a GP or pharmacist do if a patient presents with dental pain?

E82 – Immunosuppression for COVID-19

29 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Could immunosuppression help save patients with severe COVID-19?

E81 - Paediatric penicillins – getting the dose right

15 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How do you prescribe oral penicillins to children?  

E80 – Prescribing antiemetics

25 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What and when should you prescribe for vomiting and nausea?

E79 – COVID-19 and the quality use of medicines

12 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Balancing the risks and the benefits of proposed COVID-19 treatments.

E78 – Oral or intravenous antibiotics

04 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Is one form better than the other?

E77 - Ethical prescribing, hydroxychloroquine and COVID-19

21 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A warning against using unproven medicines for the treatment of COVID-19.

E76 – Atrial fibrillation

20 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What's the latest approach for managing this common arrhythmia?

E75 - Australian Prescriber and COVID-19

07 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A message to listeners about the COVID-19 pandemic.

E74 – Faecal transplants

06 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Is one person's faeces another person's therapy?

E73 – eTG Oral and dental guidelines

30 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Latest updates on oral and dental conditions from Therapeutic Guidelines

E72 – Shingles vaccination in Australia

23 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Who should get the herpes zoster vaccine and how effective is it?

E71 – Drug interaction resources: mind the gaps

09 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Which drugs should we be taking extra care with and what are the best information resources to use?

E70 – Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

26 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How to manage this common form of heart disease

E69 – eTG Antibiotic guidelines

17 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What are the latest antibiotic updates from Therapeutic Guidelines?

E68 – Our National Medicines Policy needs a reboot

02 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What needs to be considered in an update to the policy?

E67 – Penicillin allergy

20 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The 'penicillin allergy' label is often unjustified.

E66 – Psychoactive drugs and driving

05 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Psychoactive drugs may affect the ability to drive safely.

E65 – eTG Bone and metabolism guidelines

12 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Latest updates on bone and metabolism from Therapeutic Guidelines.

E64 - Antimicrobial use in aged care

10 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Are antibiotics overused in aged care?

E63 – Immunomodulatory drugs in pregnancy and lactation

25 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Which autoimmune disease drugs can be taken safely by pregnant and lactating women?

E62 – Prescribing Skills Assessment

08 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Medical graduates need to be tested on their competence to prescribe.

E61 – Dose adjustment in chronic kidney disease

28 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

How do you calculate drug doses in people with chronic kidney disease?

E60 – Stopping and switching antipsychotic drugs

14 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Step by step directions for this challenging task.

E59 – Ulcer and wound management guidelines

02 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Latest updates to Therapeutic Guidelines' ulcer and wound management.

E58 – Blood pressure – when to treat?

16 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Are Australians with high blood pressure being undertreated?

E57 – Meningococcal vaccines

29 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Meningococcal disease is changing in Australia, as are the vaccines recommended to reduce risk of infection.

E56 – Safety of computerised prescribing in hospitals

19 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Automation can reduce medication errors, but can it introduce new errors?

E55 – Venous thromboembolism

18 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Which anticoagulant is best for your patient and for what duration?

E54 – Drug-induced movement disorders

18 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tremors, irregular movements and stiffness may be signs of adverse drug reactions. How do you recognise, distinguish and treat drug-induced movement d...

E53 - Adolescent self-harm

08 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ashlea Broomfield interviews Joel King about adolescent self-harm. What's the best way to manage this common problem?

E52 - Insulin pumps

23 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What's new, and what do GPs need to know?

E51 - Complementary medicines

10 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What do they contain, and can we really tell from their label?

E50 - Real-time prescription monitoring

27 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What is it, how does it work, and who will benefit?

E49 – Immune checkpoint inhibitors

11 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

How do these drugs help unmask hidden cancer cells?

E48 - My Health Record

29 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A community pharmacy perspective to MHR.

E47 - Review of new eTG diabetes guidelines

10 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Latest updates to Therapeutic Guidelines for diabetes.

E46 - Influenza: prevention and treatment

01 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The latest in influenza fighting tools.

E45 – Old antibiotics for resistant UTIs

14 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Could old drugs be a new solution to antibiotic resistance?

E44 – Prescribing for adolescents

04 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What special considerations are needed when prescribing for adolescents?

E43 – Prescribing for transgender patients

14 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Transgender-affirming therapy – what do the guidelines say?

E42 – Optimal antimicrobial duration

01 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 42 – Optimal antimicrobial duration - Australian Prescriber (tg.org.au)Prescribing antibiotics is difficult. Are shorter coursehttps://www....

E41 – Top 10 drugs 2017–18

21 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What were the top 10 drugs prescribed in Australia, and their costs to government? And how have they changed from last year?

E40 - Alcohol detox at home

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Most dependent drinkers can detox safely and successfully at home, without the need for hospital admission, according to Dr Chris Davis.

E39 – Perimenopausal depression

17 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

How do symptoms differ from other types of depression, and what's the best treatment? Jayashri Kulkarni talks about this significant but under-recogni...

E38 – Unpronounceable drug names

03 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Craig Patterson talks about how mispronunciation can impact on patient safety, and what can be done about it.

E37 – Drugs for benign prostatic hypertrophy

13 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Joanne Cheah interviews Dr Matthew Roberts about treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia, which depends on the severity of the symptoms. But be awa...

E36 – Second steps in managing type 2 diabetes

29 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dhineli Perera interviews Dr Carolyn Petersons about the second- and third-line drugs for type 2 diabetes. After metformin, what comes next?

E35 – Treatment of irritable bowel syndrome

15 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

David Liew interviews Dr Chamara Basnayake about irritable bowel syndrome and how consultation is key to managing this common disorder.

E34 – Medical management of metastatic prostate cancer

02 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jo Cheah interviews Dr Ganes Pranavan about metastatic prostate cancer – how, with the right combination of treatments, it has become a chronic dise...

E33 – Combining anticoagulation and antiplatelet drugs in coronary artery disease

17 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dhineli Perera interviews Associate Professor Harry Gibbs about the best way to balance the risk of thrombosis and bleeding after acute coronary syndr...

E32 – Travelling with medicines

03 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Joanne Cheah interviews Professor Nicholas Zwar about tips and traps when travelling with medicines.

E31 – Infantile colic

20 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ashlea Broomfield interviews Dr Valerie Sung about how to manage colicky babies. Which treatments work and which don't?

E30 – Fast-tracking of new drugs

06 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

David Liew interviews Dr Paul Kubler on the pros and cons of fast-tracked approvals for new drugs – does it save patients or put their safety at ris...

E29 – Neuropathic pain

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

David Liew interviews Dr Bridin Murnion about neuropathic pain – what's changed and why are opioids relegated to third-line treatment?

E28 – A RUM deal for unwanted medicines

04 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Joanne Cheah interviews Professor Amanda Wheeler about returning unwanted medicines to pharmacies. How can health professionals help reduce the waste?

E27 – Common eye infections

20 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

John Dowden interviews Professor Stephanie Watson about how to diagnose common eye infections, how to treat them, and when to refer to specialists.

E26 – Reducing medication errors at transitions of care

07 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dhineli Perera interviews Professor Amanda Wheeler about medication errors at transitions of care and how these can be avoided.

E25 – Antihistamines and allergy

28 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Boyden interviews Dr Carolyn Hawkins about the use of antihistamines for managing allergy.

E24 – Prescribing wellness: a better way to manage chronic pain

15 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ashlea Broomfield interviews Dr Newman Harris about the management of pain without opioids.

E23 - 'Cephalosporin allergy' label is misleading

01 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dhineli Perera interviews Professor Connie Katelaris about why labelling an individual with a 'cephalosporin allergy' is inaccurate.

E22 – Pharmacovigilance and expedited drug approvals

16 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

John Dowden interviews Professor Jennifer Martin about why, when and how adverse drug reactions should be reported.

E21 – The cost of asthma medicines

04 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

David Liew interviews Professor Helen Reddel about the cost of asthma inhalers and implications for adherence.

E20 – Prescribing for polymyalgia rheumatica

19 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Andrew Boyden interviews Dr David Liew about the aetiology, pathophysiology and management of polymyalgia rheumatica.

E19 – Adverse effects of sports supplements in men

05 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

GP Janine Rowse interviews Dr Sarah Martin about the different products found in sports supplements and their wanted and unwanted effects.

E18 – Drugs affecting milk supply during lactation

19 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dhineli Perera interviews Dr Treasure McGuire about the drugs that can be used to improve or suppress milk supply.

E17 – An update on the treatment of rosacea

05 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Andrew Boyden interviews dermatologist Dr Margot Whitfeld about the diagnosis and treatment options for the different types of rosacea.

E16 - Changes for codeine

22 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dr David Liew interviews clinical pharmacologist Darren Roberts about why codeine is being rescheduled to a prescription-only medicine and what th...

E15 - Functional dyspepsia

15 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dr David Liew interviews Professor Nick Talley about functional dyspepsia - what is it and how is it managed?

E14 – Top 10 drugs 2016–17

21 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Dr John Dowden, Editor of Australian Prescriber, is interviewed by Dr David Liew about the top 10 drugs in Australia for 2016–17. Find out what has ...

E13 – Australian biters and stingers: the latest on antivenoms

15 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 13 – Australian biters and stingers: the latest on antivenoms with Professor Geoff Isbister - Australian Prescriber (tg.org.au)Dr Justin Co...

E12 – Product familiarisation programs

12 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Dr David Liew interviews Professor Greg Kyle about product familiarisation programs – are they medically worthwhile or just a marketing exercise?

E11 – Medication management on sick days

27 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Dhineli Perera interviews clinical pharmacologist Darren Roberts about how a patient's regular medicines can cause adverse effects during intercurrent...

E10 – Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis

19 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Dhineli Perera interviews Dr Trisha Peel about prophylactic antibiotics for surgical procedures and when they should and should not be used. 

E9 - Antibiotic prophylaxis for dental procedures

07 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Kicking off World Antibiotic Awareness Week, Dhineli Perera interviews Dr Chris Daly about infection risk and antibiotic prophylaxis in dentistry.

E8 – Treatment of fibromyalgia

23 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Dr David Liew interviews Richard Kwiatek, a rheumatologist from Adelaide, about fibromyalgia and how GPs can help these patients in the community.

E7 – Suicidality: prevention, detection and intervention

10 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Janine Rowse discusses the role GPs play in the early detection and management of suicidality with Associate Professor Josephine Anderson from the ...

E6 – Encouraging adherence to long-term medication

26 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Janine Rowse interviews Professor Tim Usherwood about the different types of medication non-adherence and his practical recommendations for better...

E5 – Community use of naloxone for opioid overdose

05 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Pharmacist Dhineli Perera interviews Dr Marianne Jauncey about naloxone, how it works, when it is used and its increased access in the community.