Is AHPRA doing enough to curb unsafe prescribing?

Rachel has lived experience of an eating disorder and came across ads for a telehealth weight loss company on a podcast. The ads continue in their podcast feed, more than a year after they lodged a formal complaint with AHPRA. Rachel hasn't been updated on the status of the complaint.

Disrupted sleep during pregnancy and the post partum period can increase the risk of cardiovascular events for mothers, and it's now understood these risks can be transferred to the baby as well.

PBS listings for medications for three separate conditions have run up against President Trump’s most favoured nation pricing policy this year. New research on this policy and its impact shows there will likely be more of these disruptions to come.

References

• Why is it so easy to get weight loss injections, if they could cause you harm?
• GLP-1 drug prescribed to woman with eating disorder via telehealth sparks calls for regulation
• The implications of maternal sleep disruption on cardiovascular adaptations and cardiometabolic outcomes
• Most-favoured-nation pricing for prescription drugs in US Medicare: a cohort study
• Better transparency and choice in health care
• Medical Costs Finder
• Blood test to detect Alzheimer's disease will be trialled in Australia
• Social Media Claims About Blood Tests for Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia: A Cross-Sectional Content Analysis