Australian Prescriber

Aims & Scope

Australian Prescriber is Australia's free, national, independent journal of drugs and therapeutics.

It is published every two months online.

Our purpose is to help health professionals make informed choices when prescribing, including whether to prescribe a drug or not.

To do this we provide independent, reliable and accessible information.

As well as publishing short didactic reviews, we facilitate debate about complex, controversial or uncertain therapeutic areas.

We are part of NPS MedicineWise, an independent, non-profit organisation providing medicines information and resources for health professionals, and stakeholders involved in the quality use of medicines.

NPS MedicineWise is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Medicine, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Management of benzodiazepine misuse and dependence

  Citation: 179

  Authors: Jonathan, Bridin

• P-glycoprotein and its role in drug-drug interactions

  Citation: 162

  Authors: Andrew, Peter

• Diagostic tests: Moving beyond sensitivity and specificity: using likelihood ratios to help interpret diagnostic tests

  Citation: 137

  Authors: John

• Abnormal laboratory results: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein

  Citation: 131

  Authors: Michael

• Diagnostic Tests: Bone mineral density: testing for osteoporosis

  Citation: 91

  Authors: Angela, Terry

• Treatment for Alzheimer’s disease: has anything changed?

  Citation: 73

  Authors: Louise

• Diagnostic tests: Testing for tuberculosis

  Citation: 70

  Authors: Anastasios

• Managing osetoarthritis

  Citation: 68

  Authors: Shirley P, David J

• The prescribing cascade

  Citation: 65

  Authors: Lisa M, Gillian E, Elizabeth E, Andrew L

• Drug-induced sexual dysfunction in men and women

  Citation: 64

  Authors: Helen M, John V