Australian Prescriber podcast

Normally used as a glucose-lowering agent in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, SGLT2 inhibitors have been found to have beneficial effects in patients with heart failure and kidney disease. Jo Cheah finds out more from cardiologist John Atherton. Read the full article in Australian Prescriber.

Justin Coleman chats to infectious diseases physician Emily Tucker about one of the more common presentations in primary care – sore throat. 

Many people with well-controlled asthma are prescribed unnecessarily high doses of inhaled corticosteroids, which can increase the risk of adverse effects and costs for patients. Laura Beaton chats with respiratory physician Helen Reddel about how to step down treatment. Read the full article in Australian Prescriber.

To image or not to image? When is imaging recommended for patients presenting with headache? Laura Beaton chats with neurologist Jason Ray. Read the full article in Australian Prescriber.

Taco slurries and burrito wraps. These are just two of the recommendations outlined in the newest edition of  the Wilderness Medicine guidelines, which looks at how to prevent, prepare for and manage injuries incurred from being exposed to the great outdoors. Justin Coleman chats to Charmaine Tate, Chief medical officer of the NZ Defence Force, about how to deal with tick bites, temperature stress, altitude illness, diving injuries, drowning and lightning strikes.

Laura Beaton chats with Psychiatry Professor Jayashri Kulkarni about the effects of the oral contraceptive pill on mood. Read the full article in Australian Prescriber.

Many drugs can interfere with antiretroviral therapy. Dhineli Perera chats with Yasmin Hughes, an advanced trainee in sexual health medicine, about the importance of checking potential interactions when prescribing other medicines. Read the full article in Australian Prescriber.

David Liew chats with Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis about using technology to bring clinical guidelines into practice, removing some of the barriers to their use. Read the full article in Australian Prescriber.

Patients with obesity often need help with hunger suppression to maintain the weight loss achieved by diet. What drugs are used, and how do they work? David Liew chats with obesity clinician Professor Joseph Proietto. Read the full article in Australian Prescriber.