Electronic prescribing

This original research article published in the European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy aimed to investigate any differences in rates of prescribing errors made by medical prescribers as compared to...

The role of bempedoic acid in the management of dyslipidaemia

Cholesterol is a molecule which is an essential component in the body’s ability to form healthy cell membranes, but as far back as the 19th century it was recognised that atheromatous plaques...

Changing the process of prescribing to procuring lymphoedema compression garments: a service evaluation

The main aim of this evaluation was to estimate the potential impact of changing the way compression garments are accessed from a prescription to a procurement process. The main objectives were to:.

Nurse-led early evaluation following corticosteroid prescription in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

A system for evaluation of patients starting corticosteroids was established at the start of March 2020 by the IBD CNS team at the Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust. This followed a route-cause...

Communication barriers that affect medication adherence in patients with learning disabilities

Nurse prescribing in end-of-life care in the community: meeting patients' needs

A significant amount of palliative care medicines management in the home is carried out by patients and their families or other informal carers, in the absence of direct contact and guidance by health...

Shaping and delivering services in primary care: benzodiazepine and opiate withdrawal service

Good practice in prescribing opioid medicines for pain should reflect fundamental principles in prescribing generally. The decision to prescribe is underpinned by applying best professional...

Drug Updates: October

Ronapreve, a combination of two monoclonal antibodies, is the first targeted medicine developed for COVID-19 to receive marketing authorisation from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory...

Analgesia prescribing in primary care

This interrupted time series analysis published in the British Journal of General Practice looks at the impact of published guidance on prescribing rates of simple analgesia in primary care settings...

Prescribing considerations in the use of oral medication in Parkinson's disease

People with Parkinson's (PwP) have depleted levels of dopamine in the brain. From the 1970s, levodopa, which is metabolised to dopamine, was utilised to treat the disabling motor symptoms. Initially...

Anaemia in primary care: iron deficiency and anaemia of chronic disease

Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is the most common cause of anaemia and is a problem worldwide, with an estimated 500 million people affected, occurring both in low-income countries such as sub-Saharan...

Drug Updates: September

Following new draft guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), midostaurin (Rydapt, Novartis) has been recommended for the treatment of advanced systemic mastocytosis...