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Browse our editions of NPS News which provide health professionals with succinct, independent information on therapeutic topics. NPS News is distributed free of charge to all GPs and pharmacists along with Australian Prescriber 6 times a year.



Title Date
NPS News 77: Antibiotic resistance - a problem for everyone 2012-02-01 00:00:00
NPS News 76: Generic medicines - informing patients about multiple brands 2011-12-01 00:00:00
NPS News 75: Systolic heart failure - improving treatment 2011-10-04 00:00:00
NPS News 73: Reducing fracture risk in osteoporosis 2011-09-12 00:00:00
NPS News 74: Balancing benefits and harms of antipsychotic therapy 2011-08-01 00:00:00
NPS News 72: Vitamin D 2011-04-01 00:00:00
NPS News 71: Managing lipids 2011-02-01 00:00:00
NPS News 70: Iron deficiency anaemia 2010-10-01 00:00:00
NPS News 69: A planned approach to prescribing opioids 2010-06-01 00:00:00
NPS News 68: Helping smokers quit 2010-04-01 00:00:00
NPS News 67: Addressing hypnotic medicines use in primary care 2010-02-01 00:00:00
NPS News 54: Hormonal contraceptives: tailoring for the individual (includes erratum) 2009-12-11 00:00:00
NPS News 66: Managing urinary incontinence 2009-12-01 00:00:00
NPS News 65: Which treatment for what anxiety disorder? 2009-10-01 00:00:00
NPS News 64: Therapeutic choices for menopausal symptoms 2009-08-01 00:00:00
NPS News 63: Managing expectations for antibiotics in respiratory tract infections 2009-06-01 00:00:00
NPS News 62: Using antithrombotics wisely in stroke prevention 2009-02-02 00:00:00
NPS News 61: Topical issues in dermatology 2008-12-01 00:00:00
NPS News 60: Navigating the maze of drug therapy for neuropathic pain 2008-10-01 00:00:00
NPS News 59: Drugs used in dementia in the elderly 2008-08-01 00:00:00
NPS News 58: Inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting beta-2-agonists in asthma and COPD 2008-06-01 00:00:00
NPS News 57: Improving outcomes in chronic heart failure by early detection, drug therapy and patient support: 2008-04-01 00:00:00
NPS News 56: Managing hyperglycaemia in type 2 diabetes 2008-02-01 00:00:00
NPS News 55: Generic medicines: dealing with multiple brands 2007-12-01 00:00:00
NPS News 53: Maintaining bone health to prevent osteoporotic fractures 2007-08-01 00:00:00
NPS News 52: Managing hypertension as a cardiovascular risk factor 2007-06-01 00:00:00
NPS News 51: What's atypical about the newer antipsychotics? 2007-04-08 00:00:00
NPS News 50: Back to the future: a world without effective antibiotics 2007-02-01 00:00:00
NPS News 49: New drugs unwrapped 2006-12-01 00:00:00
NPS News 48: Helping patients achieve remission of rheumatoid arthritis 2006-10-01 00:00:00
NPS News 47: Analgesic options for pain relief 2006-08-01 00:00:00
NPS News 46: Proton pump inhibitors 2006-06-01 00:00:00
COPD - management and preventing progression 2006-04-01 00:00:00
Generic medicines and brand substitution 2006-02-01 00:00:00
Evaluating new drugs 2005-12-01 00:00:00
Depression management in primary care 2005-10-01 00:00:00
Ischaemic heart disease 2005-08-01 00:00:00
Antibiotics in RTI and UTI 2005-06-01 00:00:00
Type 2 diabetes - Reducing risk in 2005-04-01 00:00:00
NPS News 38: Headache and migraine 2005-01-01 00:00:00
What do we really know about new drugs? 2004-12-01 00:00:00
Step-wise heart failure management 2004-10-01 00:00:00
NPS News 35 (INSERT): Choosing antidepressant drugs 2004-08-01 00:00:00
Depression in children and adolescents 2004-08-01 00:00:00
Medicines and older people 2004-06-01 00:00:00
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) 2004-04-01 00:00:00
NPS News 32 (insert): Information for patients on hormone replacement therapy 2004-02-01 00:00:00
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) 2004-02-01 00:00:00
Critical assessment of new drugs 2003-12-01 00:00:00
NPS News 31 (INSERT): Questions to ask when assessing a new drugs and glossary of EBM terms 2003-12-01 00:00:00
Atrial fibrillation and warfarin management 2003-10-01 00:00:00
Hypertension management 2003-08-01 00:00:00
Analgesics and acute musculoskeletal pain 2003-06-01 00:00:00
Antibiotic prescribing practices 2003-04-01 00:00:00
Osteoporotic fracture prevention 2003-02-01 00:00:00
Evaulating new drugs 2002-12-01 00:00:00
Benzodiazepines and non-drug treatments for insomnia 2002-10-01 00:00:00
Asthma control and management plans 2002-08-01 00:00:00
Drug and alcohol management 2002-06-01 00:00:00
Antibiotic resistance and consumer education 2002-04-01 00:00:00
Lipid management and CHD risk 2002-02-01 00:00:00
Evaluation of prescription drugs in Australia 2001-12-01 00:00:00
Osteoarthritis and COX-2 inhibitors 2001-10-01 00:00:00
Antidiabetic drugs - type 2 diabetes 2001-08-01 00:00:00
New Alzheimer's drugs 2001-06-01 00:00:00
Management of URTIs 2001-04-01 00:00:00
GORD and lifestyle 2001-02-01 00:00:00
Polypharmacy 2000-12-01 00:00:00
Hormone Replacement Therapy - Benefits and risks 2000-10-01 00:00:00
Starting antidepressants 2000-08-01 00:00:00
NPS News 10: Consumer expectations: antibiotics are not the be all and end all 2000-06-01 00:00:00
NPS News 9: Improvements in prognosis and management of heart failure patients 2000-04-01 00:00:00
NPS News 8: Medication reviews in general practice 2000-01-01 00:00:00
NPS News 7: New drug treatments 1999-12-01 00:00:00
NPS News 6: Diagnosis and treatment of hypertension 1999-10-01 00:00:00
NPS News 5: Bronchodilator therapy and corticosteroids for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 1999-08-01 00:00:00
NPS News 4: Managing withdrawal from benzodiazepines and alternatives for night-time sedation 1999-06-01 00:00:00
NPS News 3: Limited role of antibiotics in the treatment of upper respiratory tract infections 1999-04-01 00:00:00
NPS News 2: Pain management using anti-inflammatory drugs and herbs 1999-02-01 00:00:00
NPS News 1: H. pylori eradication therapy and GORD 1998-01-01 00:00:00

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Date published: 2008-02-12 00:00:00

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