NZ GP Practice Review Issue 19

In this issue:
– Treatment of venous thromboembolism with reduced-dose direct oral anticoagulants
– Bleeding risks with direct oral anticoagulants versus single antiplatelet therapy
– Drug driving, sedation, reaction time and blood levels
– Invitation to colonoscopy versus faecal immunochemical in colorectal cancer screening
– The GOLD COPD diagnosis, management and prevention 2025 report
– AI for early detection of lung cancer from GPs’ notes
– Calcitonin gene-related peptide- targeted therapies for migraine
– Wider access for eczema, arthritis, IBD and blood cancer medicines
– Pharmac plans improved access to asthma inhalers
– New type of insulin funded
– Medical Council to regulate the Physician Associate profession
– New President for RNZCGP announced
– Podiatrists to prescribe certain medicines
– Primary healthcare funding in Aotearoa 2009–2023
– New class of analgesic approved by the U.S. FDA