GPs encouraged to upskill in opioid dependence treatment An RACGP program aims to help GPs better understand this ‘rewarding’ area of medicine and boost authorised prescriber numbers.
Consider MHT for bones: New menopause guideline Almost a decade in the making, a toolkit refresh is the first to include advice on prescribing hormone therapy specifically for bone health.
Warning over PBS nicotine patch availability Six organisations, including the RACGP, have written to Minister Butler about a ‘major threat to public health’.
Study linking HRT with dementia risk ‘unhelpful’ Experts point out that no causal relationship between menopausal hormone therapy and dementia has been established.