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Australian Prescriber Podcast — 214 episodes

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E214 - Therapeutic Guidelines Kidney and Urinary

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E213 - Metabolic dysfunction–associated fatty liver disease an update

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E212 - Cytomegalovirus in pregnancy: prevention, maternal screening, and the role of antivirals

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E211 - Preventing infections in immunosuppressed patients

5

E210 - Intra-articular hyaluronic acid (viscosupplementation) for osteoarthritis – is it effective?

6

E209 - Secondary prevention of acute coronary syndromes: a summary of the new 2025 Australian guideline

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E208 - Pharmacological management of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults

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E207 - Injectable drugs for weight management

9

E206 - Testing for human immunodeficiency virus

10

E205 - Top 10 drugs 2024-25

11

E204 - Oral anticoagulation for adults with atrial fibrillation or venous thromboembolism

12

E203 - Pharmacological management of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents

13

E202 - Gestational diabetes update on screening, diagnosis and maternal management

14

E201 - Practical guidance for stopping glucocorticoids

15

E200 - Therapeutic Guidelines Oral and Dental update

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E199 - Aminoglycosides: an update on indications, dosing and monitoring

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E198 - Choosing a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug for pain

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E197 - Potentially inappropriate medicines for older people

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E196 - Male and female pattern hair loss

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E195 - Medicines used in the treatment of opioid dependence

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E194 - Using pharmacogenomics to personalise drug therapy

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E193 - Therapeutic Guidelines Antibiotic Part 2

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E192 - Update on long- and short-acting contraceptive methods

24

E191 - Psoriasis an update on topical and systemic therapies

25

E190 - Safe and effective use of vancomycin

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E189 - Noninvasive prenatal testing: an overview

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E188 - RSV: an update on prevention and management

28

E187 - Therapeutic Guidelines Antibiotic Part 1

29

E186 - Calcitonin gene-related peptide–targeted therapies for migraine

30

E185 - The role of triple antithrombotic therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation and coronary stent insertion

31

E184 - Device-assisted therapies for Parkinson disease

32

E183 - Drug safety in pregnancy

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E182 - A national standard for people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

34

E181 - Adverse drug reactions reporting

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E180 - Diagnosis and management of antiphospholipid syndrome

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E179 - Therapeutic vapes for smoking cessation and nicotine dependence

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E178 – Reflections on community antimicrobial prescribing in Australia

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E177 - Inhaler device selection for people with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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E176 - Managing medicine shortages

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E175 - Pharmacological management of polycystic ovary syndrome

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E174 - Achieving safe medication management during transitions of care from hospital

42

E173 - Management of occupational exposure to blood and body fluids in primary care

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E172 - Utility of common investigations for suspected inflammatory arthritis in adults

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E171 - Controversies in the management of community-acquired pneumonia in adults

45

E170 - Quality use of medicines: who owns it now?

46

E169 - Deprescribing antihypertensives in frail older adults

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E168 - New and emerging drug therapies for Alzheimer disease

48

E167 - Diagnosis and management of obstructive sleep apnoea in adults

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E166 - Biologic therapies for severe asthma with persistent type 2 inflammation

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E165 - Assessing, communicating and managing cardiovascular disease risk

51

E164 - Diagnosis and management of eosinophilic oesophagitis

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E163 - Managing pre-existing diabetes prior to and during pregnancy

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E162 - Management of menopause symptoms

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E161 - Managing hypercholesterolaemia

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E160 - Ongoing challenges of off-label prescribing

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E159 - Therapeutic Guidelines Dermatology

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E158 - National Medicines Policy 2.0

58

E157 - Top 10 drugs 2021-22 and 2022-23

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E156 - Physical health monitoring for people with schizophrenia

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E155 - Digital health and prescribing

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E154 - An update on wound management

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E153 - Blood glucose monitoring devices

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E152 - Therapeutic Guidelines Diabetes

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E151 - COVID-19 vaccines in 2023

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E150 - COVID-19 testing: a 2023 update

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E149 - Treatments for atopic dermatitis

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E148 - Medicines stewardship

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E147 - Therapeutic Guidelines Addiction

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E146 - Medicines and children

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E145 – Australian Asthma Handbook update

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E144 – Therapeutic Guidelines Gastrointestinal

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E143 – Treating osteoporosis

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E142 – Rheumatic fever and heart disease

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E141 – Polycystic kidney disease

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E140 – How to manage erectile dysfunction

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E139 – SGLT2 inhibitors for kidney and heart disease

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E138 – Therapeutic Guidelines Sore Throat

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E137 – Stepping down asthma preventer treatment

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E136 – Imaging of patients with headaches

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E135 - Therapeutic Guidelines Wilderness Medicine

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E134 - Hormonal contraception and mood disorders

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E133 – Prescribing for patients on antiretrovirals

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E132 – Making guidelines better

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E131 – Drugs for the management of obesity

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E130 – Severe cutaneous adverse drug reactions

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E129 – Home oxygen therapy

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E128 – COVID-19 oral antivirals

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E127 – Chronic non-cancer pain in older people

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E126 - Cluster headache

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E125 - How to quit smoking

91

E124 - Therapeutic Guidelines Psychotropic

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E123 - Top 10 drugs 2020–21

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E122 - Medical abortion in primary care

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E121 – Iron deficiency without anaemia

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E120 – Therapeutic Guidelines Developmental Disability

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E119 – The problems with fluoroquinolones

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E118 – Pharma sponsorship of health consumer groups

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E117 – Hypertension in pregnancy

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E116 – Vitamins and minerals: how safe are they?

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E115 – Therapeutic Guidelines Liver Disorders

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E114 - Rational prescribing: where are we now?

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E113 – Managing insomnia in primary care

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E112 – Ocular effects of oral drugs

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E111 – Therapeutic Guidelines Pain and Analgesia

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E110 – Drugs for secondary stroke prevention

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E109 – Updated anaphylaxis guidelines

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E108 – Opioid and antidepressant combinations

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E107 – Hepatitis C elimination

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E106 – eTG Sexual and reproductive health guidelines

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E105 – Naloxone for opioid toxicity and overdose

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E104 – Anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation

112

E103 – Speaking of statistical significance

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E102 – eTG Respiratory guidelines

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E101 – Managing pain after surgery

115

E100 – COVID-19 vaccination in Australia

116

E99 – How to choose an antidepressant

117

E98 – Autism treatment

118

E97 – Harms and benefits of SGLT2 inhibitors

119

E96 – Vulvovaginitis

120

E95 – Migraine management

121

E94 – HIV diagnoses fall as PrEP is embraced

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E93 – Prescription monitoring and helping people at risk

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E92 – Testing for COVID-19

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E91 - Opioid prescribing in dentistry

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E90 - What is hypertension?

126

E89 - Prescribing medicinal cannabis

127

E88 – Managing chronic leukaemias

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

129

E86 - Deprescribing in older people

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E85 - Managing autoimmune disease during the pandemic

131

E84 – Managing proteinuria

132

E83 - Dental pain management in primary care

133

E82 – Immunosuppression for COVID-19

134

E81 - Paediatric penicillins – getting the dose right

135

E80 – Prescribing antiemetics

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E79 – COVID-19 and the quality use of medicines

137

E78 – Oral or intravenous antibiotics

138

E77 - Ethical prescribing, hydroxychloroquine and COVID-19

139

E76 – Atrial fibrillation

140

E75 - Australian Prescriber and COVID-19

141

E74 – Faecal transplants

142

E73 – eTG Oral and dental guidelines

143

E72 – Shingles vaccination in Australia

144

E71 – Drug interaction resources: mind the gaps

145

E70 – Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

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E69 – eTG Antibiotic guidelines

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E68 – Our National Medicines Policy needs a reboot

148

E67 – Penicillin allergy

149

E66 – Psychoactive drugs and driving

150

E65 – eTG Bone and metabolism guidelines

151

E64 - Antimicrobial use in aged care

152

E63 – Immunomodulatory drugs in pregnancy and lactation

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E62 – Prescribing Skills Assessment

154

E61 – Dose adjustment in chronic kidney disease

155

E60 – Stopping and switching antipsychotic drugs

156

E59 – Ulcer and wound management guidelines

157

E58 – Blood pressure – when to treat?

158

E57 – Meningococcal vaccines

159

E56 – Safety of computerised prescribing in hospitals

160

E55 – Venous thromboembolism

161

E54 – Drug-induced movement disorders

162

E53 - Adolescent self-harm

163

E52 - Insulin pumps

164

E51 - Complementary medicines

165

E50 - Real-time prescription monitoring

166

E49 – Immune checkpoint inhibitors

167

E48 - My Health Record

168

E47 - Review of new eTG diabetes guidelines

169

E46 - Influenza: prevention and treatment

170

E45 – Old antibiotics for resistant UTIs

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E44 – Prescribing for adolescents

172

E43 – Prescribing for transgender patients

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E42 – Optimal antimicrobial duration

174

E41 – Top 10 drugs 2017–18

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E40 - Alcohol detox at home

176

E39 – Perimenopausal depression

177

E38 – Unpronounceable drug names

178

E37 – Drugs for benign prostatic hypertrophy

179

E36 – Second steps in managing type 2 diabetes

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E35 – Treatment of irritable bowel syndrome

181

E34 – Medical management of metastatic prostate cancer

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E33 – Combining anticoagulation and antiplatelet drugs in coronary artery disease

183

E32 – Travelling with medicines

184

E31 – Infantile colic

185

E30 – Fast-tracking of new drugs

186

E29 – Neuropathic pain

187

E28 – A RUM deal for unwanted medicines

188

E27 – Common eye infections

189

E26 – Reducing medication errors at transitions of care

190

E25 – Antihistamines and allergy

191

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

192

E23 - 'Cephalosporin allergy' label is misleading

193

E22 – Pharmacovigilance and expedited drug approvals

194

E21 – The cost of asthma medicines

195

E20 – Prescribing for polymyalgia rheumatica

196

E19 – Adverse effects of sports supplements in men

197

E18 – Drugs affecting milk supply during lactation

198

E17 – An update on the treatment of rosacea

199

E16 - Changes for codeine

200

E15 - Functional dyspepsia

201

E14 – Top 10 drugs 2016–17

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E13 – Australian biters and stingers: the latest on antivenoms

203

E12 – Product familiarisation programs

204

E11 – Medication management on sick days

205

E10 – Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis

206

E9 - Antibiotic prophylaxis for dental procedures

207

E8 – Treatment of fibromyalgia

208

E7 – Suicidality: prevention, detection and intervention

209

E6 – Encouraging adherence to long-term medication

210

E5 – Community use of naloxone for opioid overdose

211

E4 – Chronic heart failure

212

E3 – Immunisation and pregnancy

213

E2 – Changing Australian medicine names

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E1 - Retail Genetics