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This article was published in BMC Medicine, used a retrospective cohort study approach to examine data between 2000 and 2019 (Subramanian et al, 2023). The author's main driver to conduct this...
When it comes to safety in healthcare, rules, regulations and guidance are...
Data were retrospectively collected from patient cases that were admitted to the gynaecology ward following gynaecology surgery at a tertiary care hospital in the UK, between 1 July 2019 and 30...
The FSRH have produced a service standard for record keeping in sexual and reproductive healthcare consultations (FSRH, 2019a). It recommends clear documentation of clinical history, assessment,...
Evidence to date suggests that the liquid form of iron supplementation has comparable efficacy to the tablet formulation, but with significantly lower gastrointestinal side effects. The evidence...
John (a pseudonym used to protect his identity) was a 54 year-old man who was referred to the mental health crisis resolution team by his GP after attempting suicide. There had been a 1-month history...
On the 21 February 2023, it was announced that the UK government would start subsidising the price of hormone replacement therapy (HRT), with around 400 000 women in England potentially benefiting...
The UK government has announced a new initiative to make hormone replacement therapy (HRT) more affordable for women experiencing symptoms of menopause. The move is expected to benefit hundreds of...
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Diabetes UK (2023), together with the American Diabetes Association and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, defines remission as HbA1c levels remaining below 48 mmol/mol or 6.5% for...
In November 2022, van Dyck et al (2022) reported the results of an 18-month, double-blind, phase 3 trial of 1795 participants with early Alzheimer’s disease and evidence of amyloid. Half received...
A visit to my GP recently, which required a prescription, led me to ask myself: when was the last time I held a paper FP10 green prescription in my hand? As someone with a long-term condition...
NICE has recommended a weekly injection for treating growth failure in children. The recommended treatment, known as growth hormone therapy, involves a weekly injection of a hormone called somatropin....
Day 1: In the 1990s, growing insight into incretin roles in type 2 (T2DM) diabetes led to an interest in the breakdown of gut hormone GLP-1. DPP-4 was identified as the best peptidase target and a...
This piece of original research published in July 2022 aimed to elucidate the burden and associated cost of ADRs, polypharmacy and multimorbidity with a prospective analysis of all medical admissions...
Enzalutamide is an orally administered, small-molecule inhibitor of the androgen receptors and is designed to overcome acquired resistance to first-generation nonsteroidal antiandrogens, including...
There were four main themes identified from the semi-structured interviews. These were cross-referenced against the qualitative responses from the initial investigative survey and were seen to align...
Pain assessment should form part of the initial wound assessment, and there are many pain tools available. Nemeth et al (2003) reviewed the five most commonly used tools for measuring leg ulcer pain,...
As we make our way through cold and flu season, prescribers are likely to encounter many patients with varying degrees of illness from these viruses..
This article, published in the International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy aimed to investigate the prescribing of medicines to homeless persons who present to specialist homelessness primary care...
The recent death from motor neurone disease (MND) of former Scottish rugby international and British Lion Doddie Weir OBE (1970–2022) has renewed focus on this neurodegenerative condition.
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Non-medical prescribing is increasingly being recognised as an essential healthcare practice, with at least 18 countries adopting NMP across Europe, the Americas and Australasia (Courtenay et al,...
When prescribing to breastfeeding women we need to be aware that some of the drug which she takes is likely to pass to the baby via breastmilk. The British National Formulary (BNF) is not always a...
Increased age may result in significant changes, such as the accumulation of harmful substances and the lack of essential vitamins and minerals in the body (Fusco et al, 2007; Rahal et al, 2014)....
Hello and happy New Year from the Journal of Prescribing Practice. As always, when writing a new year editorial, it's important to look to the year ahead and envision what we might encounter. While...
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