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, one of our hosts will chat with an author from a recent issue of Australian Prescriber.
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Episode 175 – Pharmacological management of polycystic ovary syndrome
- 29 October 2024
- 16 min 16
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Episode 175 – Pharmacological management of polycystic ovary syndrome
- 29 October 2024
- 16 min 16
- Transcript
Episode 174 – Achieving safe medication management during transitions of care from hospital
- 15 October 2024
- 21 min 35
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Episode 174 – Achieving safe medication management during transitions of care from hospital
- 15 October 2024
- 21 min 35
- Transcript
Episode 173 – Management of occupational exposure to blood and body fluids in primary care
- 1 October 2024
- 19 min 28
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Episode 173 – Management of occupational exposure to blood and body fluids in primary care
- 1 October 2024
- 19 min 28
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Episode 172 – Utility of common investigations for suspected inflammatory arthritis in adults
- 17 September 2024
- 19 min 31
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Episode 172 – Utility of common investigations for suspected inflammatory arthritis in adults
- 17 September 2024
- 19 min 31
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Episode 171 – Controversies in the management of community-acquired pneumonia in adults
- 3 September 2024
- 19 min 07
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Episode 171 – Controversies in the management of community-acquired pneumonia in adults
- 3 September 2024
- 19 min 07
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Episode 170 – Quality use of medicines: who owns it now?
- 27 August 2024
- 16 min 47
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Episode 170 – Quality use of medicines: who owns it now?
- 27 August 2024
- 16 min 47
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Dhineli Perera talks to Jonathan Dartnell, managing director of QUM Connect, and Darlene Cox, Executive Director of Health Care Consumers’ Association, about changes to the quality use of medicines landscape. They discuss the challenges and opportunities following the closure of NPS MedicineWise and speculate on the future of QUM in Australia. Read the full article by Jonathan, Darlene, and their co-authors in Australian Prescriber.
This interview was conducted on 3 July 2024.
Episode 169 – Deprescribing antihypertensives in frail older adults
- 6 August 2024
- 20 min 43
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Episode 169 – Deprescribing antihypertensives in frail older adults
- 6 August 2024
- 20 min 43
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Episode 168 – New and emerging drug therapies for Alzheimer disease
- 23 July 2024
- 19 min 22
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Episode 168 – New and emerging drug therapies for Alzheimer disease
- 23 July 2024
- 19 min 22
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Episode 167 – Diagnosis and management of obstructive sleep apnoea in adults
- 9 July 2024
- 19 min 45
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Episode 167 – Diagnosis and management of obstructive sleep apnoea in adults
- 9 July 2024
- 19 min 45
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Episode 166 – Biologic therapies for severe asthma with persistent type 2 inflammation
- 25 June 2024
- 15 min 58
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Episode 166 – Biologic therapies for severe asthma with persistent type 2 inflammation
- 25 June 2024
- 15 min 58
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Episode 165 – Assessing, communicating and managing cardiovascular disease risk
- 11 June 2024
- 15 min 49
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Episode 165 – Assessing, communicating and managing cardiovascular disease risk
- 11 June 2024
- 15 min 49
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Episode 164 – Diagnosis and management of eosinophilic oesophagitis
- 28 May 2024
- 17 min 22
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Episode 164 – Diagnosis and management of eosinophilic oesophagitis
- 28 May 2024
- 17 min 22
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Episode 163 – Managing pre-existing diabetes prior to and during pregnancy
- 14 May 2024
- 19 min 07
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Episode 163 – Managing pre-existing diabetes prior to and during pregnancy
- 14 May 2024
- 19 min 07
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Episode 162 – Management of menopause symptoms
- 30 April 2024
- 15 min 03
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Episode 162 – Management of menopause symptoms
- 30 April 2024
- 15 min 03
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Episode 161 – Managing hypercholesterolaemia
- 9 April 2024
- 21 min 53
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Episode 161 – Managing hypercholesterolaemia
- 9 April 2024
- 21 min 53
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Dhineli Perera sits down with Adam Nelson to discuss updates in the management of hypercholesterolaemia. Adam explains how triglycerides, LDL cholesterol and HDL cholesterol differ in their links to cardiovascular disease. He provides useful tips for checking a lipid profile and highlights other tests that may be helpful when assessing a patient with hypercholesterolaemia. Adam also explains the latest in treatments for reducing LDL cholesterol concentrations and what this means for the role of statins. Read the full article by Adam Nelson and Stephen Nicholls in Australian Prescriber.
Episode 160 – Ongoing challenges of off-label prescribing
- 26 March 2024
- 17 min 37
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Episode 160 – Ongoing challenges of off-label prescribing
- 26 March 2024
- 17 min 37
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Jo Cheah chats with clinical pharmacologist Richard Day about off-label prescribing. Ric explains why off-label prescribing occurs, the barriers to getting new indications added to a drug's approved label, and the potential risks of off-label prescribing without sufficient evidence. Read the full article by Richard Day in Australian Prescriber.
Episode 159 – Therapeutic Guidelines Dermatology
- 12 March 2024
- 15 min 04
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Episode 159 – Therapeutic Guidelines Dermatology
- 12 March 2024
- 15 min 04
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Episode 158 – National Medicines Policy 2.0
- 27 Feb 2024
- 16 min 10
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Episode 158 – National Medicines Policy 2.0
- 27 Feb 2024
- 16 min 10
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Dhineli Perera and Andrew McLachlan, Dean of The University of Sydney’s Pharmacy School, talk about the 2022 National Medicines Policy. Andrew gives an overview of the refreshed Policy, what’s changed, and how the Policy can be implemented into practice. Read the full article by Andrew and his colleague, Parisa Aslani, in Australian Prescriber.
Episode 157 – Top 10 drugs 2021-22 and 2022-23
- 13 Feb 2024
- 18 min 53
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Episode 157 – Top 10 drugs 2021-22 and 2022-23
- 13 Feb 2024
- 18 min 53
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Dhineli Perera chats with clinical pharmacologist and fellow podcast host David Liew about Australia's top 10 drugs over the last 2 years. David explains the relationship between the PBAC and the PBS and the different ways the top 10 drugs are presented, and offers some insights into why particular drugs are on the lists. Read the full articles for 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 in Australian Prescriber.
Episode 156 – Physical health monitoring for people with schizophrenia
- 30 Jan 2024
- 17 min 54
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Episode 156 – Physical health monitoring for people with schizophrenia
- 30 Jan 2024
- 17 min 54
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Laura Beaton speaks to psychiatrist David Castle about enhanced physical health monitoring for people with schizophrenia and the unique challenges to implementing preventive health care in these patients. David discusses modifiable physical health risk factors and how these can be addressed as part of a multidisciplinary holistic approach to care. Read the full article by David and his co-author, Amy Li, in Australian Prescriber.
Episode 155 – Digital health and prescribing
- 16 Jan 2024
- 14 min 50
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Episode 155 – Digital health and prescribing
- 16 Jan 2024
- 14 min 50
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Jo Cheah speaks with Jodie Austin, a clinical informatics specialist, about using new technologies to deliver health care. The conversation focuses on using digital health to improve prescribing and medication management, through the use of digital dashboards and machine learning. Jodie also outlines the role of the clinician in the developing digital world. Read the full article by Jodie Austin and her co-authors in Australian Prescriber.
Episode 154 – An update on wound management
- 04 Jan 2024
- 18 min 44
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Episode 154 – An update on wound management
- 04 Jan 2024
- 18 min 44
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Dhineli Perera talks to Geoffrey Sussman, an expert on wound management, about the latest updates in the field. The conversation covers the importance of identifying the cause of a wound and tailoring the treatment accordingly. Geoff also provides useful tips for assessing wounds, the difference between acute and chronic wounds, and best practice for applying wound dressings. Read the full article by Geoffrey Sussman in Australian Prescriber.
Episode 153 – Blood glucose monitoring devices
- 19 Dec 2023
- 18 min 30
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Episode 153 – Blood glucose monitoring devices
- 19 Dec 2023
- 18 min 30
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Jo Cheah and endocrinologist Benjamin Sly discuss devices for self-monitoring blood glucose concentrations. The conversation covers both capillary (fingerprick) monitoring and continuous blood glucose monitoring, the types of monitoring devices available to patients and their different features. Ben explains how to select the most appropriate device. Read the full article by Benjamin Sly and his co-author, Janet Taylor, in Australian Prescriber
Episode 152 – Therapeutic Guidelines Diabetes
- 05 Dec 2023
- 16 min 38
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Episode 152 – Therapeutic Guidelines Diabetes
- 05 Dec 2023
- 16 min 38
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SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists now have well-established cardiovascular and renal benefits. What does this mean for their role in the management of type 2 diabetes? Justin Coleman chats with endocrinologist and clinical pharmacologist, Tilenka Thynne, about this and other updates to Therapeutic Guidelines Diabetes.
Episode 151 – COVID-19 vaccines in 2023
- 21 Nov 2023
- 16 min 50
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Episode 151 – COVID-19 vaccines in 2023
- 21 Nov 2023
- 16 min 50
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David Liew talks to Ketaki Sharma, a staff specialist at the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance, about the latest developments in COVID-19 vaccines and what the future of vaccination looks like in Australia—who needs boosters and which vaccine should they have? Read the full article by Ketaki and her co-author, Jean Li-Kim-Moy, in Australian Prescriber.
This interview was conducted on 21 October 2023.
Episode 150 – COVID-19 testing: a 2023 update
- 08 Nov 2023
- 17 min 41
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Episode 150 – COVID-19 testing: a 2023 update
- 08 Nov 2023
- 17 min 41
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David Liew speaks with infectious diseases physician Ella Meumann about COVID-19 testing. With the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic, they discuss why testing is still important, and the different types of tests available and when they should be done, as well as how the pandemic has affected our virus-testing strategies more generally. Read the full article by Ella and her co-author, Jennifer Robson, in Australian Prescriber.
This interview was conducted on 28 August 2023.
Episode 149 – Treatments for atopic dermatitis
- 17 Oct 2023
- 19 min 17
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Episode 149 – Treatments for atopic dermatitis
- 17 Oct 2023
- 19 min 17
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Laura Beaton talks to Gayle Ross, a dermatologist at The Royal Melbourne Hospital, about treating atopic dermatitis, otherwise known as eczema. If you’re itching for more information on the latest treatment options, this conversation will scratch that itch! Read the full article in Australian Prescriber.
Episode 148 – Medicines Stewardship
- 03 Oct 2023
- 17 min 11
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Episode 148 – Medicines Stewardship
- 03 Oct 2023
- 17 min 11
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Dhineli Perera talks to Dr David Liew, clinical pharmacologist and rheumatologist, and Elizabeth Su, clinical pharmacist. David and Liz share their experiences working in medicines stewardship and outline the objectives and broad strategies used in stewardship programs. Read the full article in Australian Prescriber.
Episode 147 – Therapeutic Guidelines Addiction
- 21 Sep 2023
- 19 min 05
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Episode 147 – Therapeutic Guidelines Addiction
- 21 Sep 2023
- 19 min 05
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Justin Coleman chats with GP and addiction specialist, Dr Hester Wilson, about Therapeutic Guidelines' first ever Addiction guidelines.