Synchronisation of repeat prescriptions: answers

Change on the horizon

A lot has happened since I last wrote to you. We have had a general election with major party manifestos designed to help us choose who to vote for based on values and promises. The result of the 4...

MELATONIN

Day 1: #melatonin is derived from the pineal gland & was first isolated in the late 1950s. Named from observation of altered frog pigmentation, but the role for human melanin is unknown. Known for...

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced that the government will approve a 5.5% pay rise for nurses in England. In a speech in Parliament the chancellor said she had accepted the recommendations of the...

Paramedic prescribing

This article, published in the International Journal for Advancing Practice, reviewed the factors influencing UK paramedic advanced practice. The article defines advanced clinical practitioners as...

Reclassification and prescribing patterns of gabapentinoids

‘In April 2019, following a public consultation, as well as advice from the Advisory Council of the Misuse of Drugs, gabapentinoids were reclassified as Class C controlled substances and scheduled...

Sildenafil treatment for pulmonary hypertension: IV initiation and conversion to oral

What will the loading dose, in mg, be for this patient?

A–Z of prescribing for children

The third aspect of pharmacokinetics (after absorption and distribution) is metabolism. Most drugs are metabolised in the liver, but can also occur in the gastrointestinal tract, the blood, the...

A pill for everything?

Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of patients with dementia or mild cognitive impairment demonstrated better cognitive scores after 6 to 12 months of exercise compared to sedentary controls. A RCT...

Navigating the art and science of appropriate prescribing

Prescribing, and in particular appropriate prescribing, is advocated as a mixture of science and art (Buetow et al, 1997)..

Seven days of self-care

According to the National Institute for Mental Health (2024), self-care means ‘taking the time to do things that help you live well and improve both your physical health and mental health’. Self-care,...

Blended approaches to postgraduate teaching for non-medical prescribers

The approach broadly aligned with the methodological framework for conducting a scoping study outlined by Arksey and O'Malley (2005)..