Breathing change into asthma care

References Australian Bureau of Statistics. Asthma. 2023;Dec. At: www.abs.gov.au/statistics/health/health-conditions-and-risks/asthma/latest-release Asthma Australia. Asthma burden in 2024. 2024;Dec. At: https://asthma.org.au/health-professionals/asthma-digest/asthma-burden-in-2024/ Bateman ED, Reddel HK, O’Byrne PM,...

Long-acting treatment for opioid dependence approved

The first long-acting treatment for opioid dependence has been approved for use in Australia by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). Buvidal Weekly and Buvidal Monthly...

How to deliver respectful, reliable service when dispensing PrEP

When dispensing PrEP medication, it's critical to strike the right balance between a patient's right to privacy and ensuring they have been told everything...

Keeping lifetime OCS below 1,000 mg

References Price DB, Trudo F, Voorham J, et al. Averse outcomes from initiation of systemic corticosteroids for asthma: long-term observational study. J Asthma Allergy...

What doesn’t kill you doesn’t make you stronger

References Nalbandian A, Sehgal K, Gupta A, et al. Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome. Nat Med 2021;27(4):601–15.  Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Chronic respiratory...