This website is intended for healthcare professionals
This website is intended for healthcare professionals
Mental Health Awareness Week takes place this year from 13–19 May. The theme, as set by the Mental Health Foundation, is ‘Movement: moving for our mental health.’ This year, the Foundation says ‘We...
Day 1: Still the mainstay of Parkinson's disease (PD) treatment, #levodopa was extracted from faba bean seedlings in the early 20C. It was deployed in the 1960s with dramatic ‘wakening’ effects on...
In the UK, there are currently five fluoroquinolones licensed for use, which can be taken orally, given intravenously or via inhalation. These include the most common, ciprofloxacin, which is used to...
This article, published in the British Journal of Health Psychology, was a systematic review to garner health professionals' knowledge and attitudes of antibiotic prescribing for urinary tract...
If the patient has a syringe set up which contains 45 mg/50 ml of midazolam and is running at 1.5 ml/hour, what is the dose the patient is receiving in microgram/kg/hour? .
‘The technological advances offered by continuous glucose monitors must be tested, evaluated, and demonstrated to be robust before being used outside clinical settings’ .
History taking in children and young people needs a different approach to taking a history from an adult. It is important to consider the approach to consultation as children clearly vary in their...
The university held a number of workshops online with 10 Adventurers to discuss the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's Prescribing Competency Framework (RPS, 2021). This is a guiding framework for...
‘Rational use of medicines requires that patients receive medications appropriate to their clinical needs, in doses that meet their own individual requirements, for an adequate period of time, and...
What rate of infusion will meet the threshold for converting for this patient? .
Welcome to this April issue of the Journal of Prescribing Practice. Recently, in a lecture around legal aspects of prescribing there was a discussion on classifications of controlled drugs and why...
Day 1: Known as an antibiotic with anti-parasitic properties, #metronidazole was discovered in the 1960s for efficacy against amoebic dysentery. This led to the accidental discovery of activity...
Journal of Prescribing Practice shares the latest clinical expertise and professional guidance for non-medical prescribers. Our goal is to provide the knowledge to help you prescribe more efficiently and effectively.
Evidence-based best practice
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