
Prescribing & Deprescribing
Podcast Episodes
#74 Deprescribing guidelines with Dr Peter Tenni, pharmacist
Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Show Notes
#69 UnDo it with Dr Dean Ornish
Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Show Notes
Online Resources
Medicinal Cannabis – what you need to know, from NPS MedicineWise: information and resources for consumers and health professionals.
Needed number to treat: A group of physicians that have developed a framework and rating system to evaluate therapies based on their patient-important benefits and harms, as well as a system to evaluate diagnostics by patient sign, symptom, lab test or study.
Handbook of Non-Drug Interventions (HANDI): HANDI make effective, non-drug treatments more visible and easier to use.
Comprehensive deprescribing resources, from Primary Health Tasmania (Aus)
eTG Complete Therapeutic Guidelines
Examine.com: independent scientific examination of nutritional supplements
WebMD Vitamin Index: Check for supplements indications, side effects, interactions & dosing
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (Aus): Information on the PBS, including details of the medicines subsidised by the government as well as information for consumers, carers, health professionals and the pharmaceutical industry.
NPS medicinewise: Resources for professionals and the public around pharmaceutical treatments
Drivetime Radio Pharmacy Series: A free audio series dedicated to Australian pharmacists, presenting the latest clinical information to keep pharmacists up-to-date **Industry sponsored: Beware**
Dietary Supplements Fact Sheets: A very useful series of fact sheets, indictions and risks regarding herbs/supplement-interactions, doses etc.
Books
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Apps
MedSearch (for patients): App Store | Google Play | Website
Free. MedSearch™ is designed to help you find, view and save Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) and Product Information (PI) documents for registered prescription medicines included on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods.
NPS MedicineWise (for patients): App Store | Google Play | Website
Free. Excellent app created by NPS MedicineWise on storing medications, useful reminders, calendar alerts for prescriptions.
eASY – electronic Antimicrobial Stewardship sYstem: App Store | Google Play | Website
Free. Decision support system to assist in selecting the most appropriate antimicrobial compound for your patient; also a stewardship to manage antibiotic use in hospital settings.
iMIMS Australia & MIMS for Android: App Store | Google Play
Subscription required. A dedicated app that contains the more comprehensive list of Australian approved medicines.
Epocrates (USA): App Store | Google Play | Website
Requires purchase. Drugs, dosing, interactions, guidelines, medical calculators & more.
Other Podcasts
Australian Prescriber Podcast: Apple Podcasts