Prescribe or Pass: The PoP Pod

About Prescribe or Pass: The PoP Pod

Prescribe or Pass: The PoP Pod is the clinician edition of Prescribe or Pass an evidence-based podcast for pharmacists, pharmacy students and other clinicians who work with medicines. Hosted by Australian pharmacist, educator and science communicator Kate Thomas, each episode explores one medicine, one condition or one clinical concept, explaining not just what we do, but why we do it. Expect practical pharmacology, clinical reasoning, patient counselling, common misconceptions, adverse effects, ethical reflection and the questions that arise in real-world practice. Some episodes stand alone. Others form structured educational series, with reflective questions to support continuing professional development. Clear, practical and independent, PoP Pod helps clinicians build confidence, challenge assumptions and communicate medicines information more effectively.

Publisher

Kate

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Jul 2026

Latest episode

28 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

23 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Sept 2026

   Why Does My Vyvanse Feel Different Before My Period? ADHD, Hormones & Perimenopause

   Does your ADHD medication seem to work brilliantly for most of the month and then suddenly feel less effective before your period? In this bonus episode of Prescribe or Pass: The PoP Pod, pharmacist Kate Thomas explores the fascinating and still under-researched relationship between ADHD, stimulant medication and female hormones. We look at how oestrogen and progesterone may interact with dopamine, why ADHD symptoms can worsen during the luteal phase, what happens during perimenopause, and th...

2. 

   20 Sept 2026

   Nausea and Vomiting: Choosing the Right Antiemetic for the Cause

   Nausea and vomiting are common in palliative care but they are not diagnoses in themselves. In this episode, we look at how to work backwards from the symptom and ask what is actually causing it. Gastric stasis, opioids, constipation, metabolic disturbances, vestibular problems, raised intracranial pressure and bowel obstruction can all cause nausea and they do not all need the same treatment. We unpack where commonly used antiemetics such as metoclopramide, haloperidol, ondansetron, prochlor...

3. 

   13 Sept 2026

   Breathlessness in Palliative Care: Why Morphine Can Help When Oxygen Doesn’t

   Why can someone feel profoundly breathless even when their oxygen levels are normal? And why might morphine help more than oxygen? In Episode 4 of our palliative care series, we unpack the difference between breathlessness and hypoxaemia, why oxygen is not always the answer, and how low-dose opioids can reduce the distress and sensation of struggling to breathe. We also cover reversible causes of breathlessness, the surprisingly useful role of a handheld fan, non-drug strategies, COPD and car...

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

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