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I’ve heard COVID is leading to medicine shortages. What can I do if my medicine is out of stock?

 Picture: Shuttlestock You’ve just come from your monthly GP appointment with a new script for your ongoing medical condition. But your local pharmacy is out...

Multiple sclerosis drug may help treat COVID-19 and lead to faster recovery

Vadim Zakharishchev/Shutterstock What do multiple sclerosis (MS) and the novel coronavirus have in common? Until this week, not much, but a recent clinical trial has shown...

I’m taking glucosamine for my arthritis. So what’s behind the new advice to stop?

Image: Shutterstock The Australian Rheumatology Association this week warned people not to take the supplement glucosamine for their osteoarthritis due to possible allergic side-effects. The Australian Rheumatology...

What time of day should I take my medicine?

Does it matter if you take your medicine morning, noon or night? That depends on a number of factors. from Kat Ka/www.shutterstock.com   Whether you need...

Weekly Dose: ranitidine, the heartburn medicine being recalled because of cancer-causing contamination

Ranitidine, which works by either neutralising acid or reducing the production of stomach acid, is available in a range of generic and brand...

What is Ligandrol, the drug swimmer Shayna Jack had in her system?

Shayna Jack said she did not knowingly take Ligandrol. Darren Engliand/AAP Australian freestyle swimmer Shayna Jack tested positive to the banned substance Ligandrol in late June,...