menopause
Prescription medicines for menopause
Pharmacists have an important role in improving patients’ awareness about menopause, MHT options and treatment adherence. They also have a role in assisting prescribers when MHT medicines are in shortage …
Scarcity substitution notice issued
Pharmacists now able to substitute alternatives for menopause treatment after a scarcity notification was issued The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has advised of a shortage of all strengths of …
Everything your patients wanted to know about MHT but were afraid to ask
Know your progestogen from your progestin and progesterone? Bio-identical hormones vs. body-identical? Natural or synthetic treatments? Every woman will be affected by menopause in some way, either via symptoms or …
Webinar: Everything your patients wanted to know about MHT but were afraid to ask
“There’s a role for every type of hormone therapy, because we are all very different” Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT) – previously known as Hormone Replacement Therapy or HRT – can …
Complementary medicines for menopause
A good understanding of the evidence and safety of non-hormonal treatment options for menopausal symptoms is important to guide women in making informed choices that can improve quality of life …
Clinical tips: perimenopause
How can pharmacists help women navigate the perimenopause? Carlene McMaugh takes a look Menopause affects all women, and is defined by the end of a woman’s menstrual periods, with the …
Research Roundup
Pharmacological treatment for obesity; hormone therapy for postmenopausal women; and mepolizumab in patients with severe asthma… Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Pharmacological Treatment for …
Shared decision making for hormone therapy
This article describes the treatment options for menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) and looks at the recent evidence about of the risks and benefits of MHT so that pharmacists can make …
Clinical tips: Menopause/perimenopause
Amy Page takes a look at the medicines that can be used to treat women’s symptoms during the perimenopause Menopause usually occurs between the ages of 45 and 55 in …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Pharmacists and patients sharing decisions about medicines: Development and feasibility of a conversation guide This study describes the development …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Vasomotor and physical menopausal symptoms are associated with sleep quality Sleep disturbance is one of the common complaints in …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news A narrative review of the safety concerns of deprescribing in older adults and strategies to mitigate potential harms This …