Updates

The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published final draft guidance recommending icosapent ethyl to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events such as heart attacks and...

Who can write a fit note in 2022?

Dexamethasone as an adjunct to pain management following knee surgery

In the recently published study, Gasbjerg et al (2022) examined the effects of one and two doses of intravenous dexamethasone in patients post surgery..

Drug Breakdown: Omalizumab

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Pharmacist prescribers

This original piece of evaluation research, published online in May 2022 in the Journal of Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy sought to assess the safety and accuracy of inpatient...

Psilocybin administration

Dosing of mesna to avoid urothelial toxicity from cyclophosphamide infusion

Given that they weigh 7 stone 13lb and are 5′4′′ tall, use the Mosteller (1987) formula (Figure 1) for body surface area to calculate the dose determining body surface area in m2. .

Challenges prescribing antiarrhythmic medications for infants and children

Arrhythmias occurring during infancy and childhood are less common than those occurring in the adult population, with SVT (an umbrella term for arrhythmias originating within or incorporating atrial...

Dosing of mesna to avoid urothelial toxicity from cyclophosphamide infusion: answers

Given that they weigh 7 stone 13lb and are 5′4′′ tall, use the Mosteller (1987) formula (Figure 1) for body surface area to calculate the dose determining body surface area in m2. .

Pharmacotherapeutics of aprepitant and pregabalin in neuropathic pain and refractory pruritus in a patient diagnosed with a cutaneous T-cell lymphoma

Expanding the scope of prescribing practice

Prescribing updates: July

The UK government has published a new drug safety update on the use of metformin and its effects on a patient's vitamin B12 levels..