Sometimes, it’s best to take your medicine sitting up. Other times, lying down is safer. Here’s what we know so far.
- Pharmacist and PhD Candidate, University of Sydney
After testing positive for COVID, your medicine prescription will depend on the severity of your symptoms and any other health conditions you have.
Both companies say their drugs will work against the Omicron variant, though this is based on preliminary, lab-based research.
In Summer, you may need to be extra sun smart if you’re swallowing certain medications or putting them on your skin.
Paxlovid is one potential COVID drug for use at home. The idea is these can potentially be prescribed at the first sign of infection to prevent serious illness and death.
The government has ordered 7,700 doses of sotrovimab. But until further evidence shows it’s effective, the guidelines say it should only be given to patients as part of a human clinical trial.
A lack of medicines manufacturing capability in Australia puts us at significant risk.
Here’s how to make the learning process fun and safe.
COVID-19 has resulted in higher than normal levels of medicine shortages. Here’s what to do if your local pharmacy is out of stock.
Further tests are needed but a trial showed that, when compared against placebo treatment, those given the drug had a 79% lower risk of developing severe disease.
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