Pharmacists are encouraged to get a travel history for patients presenting with flu-like symptoms, with five cases so far in Australia1 of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) first identified in China last month. In a letter to the PSA on Monday,...

Guidelines for stroke management have been updated. The time window for thrombolysis has been extended to 9 hours if brain imaging shows it will be of benefit, according to updates to the Stroke Foundation’s Clinical Guidelines for Stroke Management.1 And, in...

Adapted by Ann Winkle MPS. Regulatory bodies are warning of the potential for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) as a serious complication of sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor therapy, particularly in people who undergo surgical or medical procedures.1 Many patients presenting with SGLT2...

This evidence summary presents the best available evidence on the effectiveness of fluoxetine in decreasing weight.

The manufactured chemical 2,4-Dinitrophenol has been used in herbicides, dyes, explosives and as a photographic developer. Also, highly effective in weight loss, its toxic effects are easily fatal. The effects of 2,4-Dinitrophenol (2,4-DNP), which can be ingested, inhaled or absorbed...

The balance between adequate pain relief and safety with opioids is now more achievable with the release of a handy new resource for patients on discharge from hospital. NPS MedicineWise produced the patient resource as part of a broader opioid...

Men who have sex with men and use the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention pill have lower anxiety, new Australian research has revealed. Those who take the pre-exposure prophylaxis medication (PrEP) against HIV infection have significantly lower levels of HIV-related anxiety,...

With increasing overdose deaths from both prescription opioids and heroin, naloxone nasal spray – now listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme – is a life-saving and easy-to-use opioid reversal agent to stock in your pharmacy. And pharmacists this week have...

As regulatory bodies restrict or ban carisoprodol, the highly addictive but effective muscle relaxant still dominates the US prescription drug market. Carisoprodol, marketed in the United States1 as Soma and Vanadom, was one of the first anxiolytic drugs sold on...

While far more research is necessary, recent initial evidence points to diet-based, flavenoid-rich cocoa or dark chocolate having beneficial effects on the fatigue of people living with MS. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory condition affecting the central nervous system....