Deborah Robertson

Benzodiazepine prescribing

Reflections on prescribing

Opioid stewardship

Prescribing proton pump inhibitors

Prescribing in frailty

This article, published in the Journal of American Directors Association, sought to demonstrate the potential impact of a pharmacist-led application of STOPPFrail criteria on reducing potentially...

Prescribing sodium valproate

As non-medical or medical prescribers, you will be used to keeping up-to-date with any changes to medications or advice and guidance on prescribing.

Remote healthcare

This article, published in the British Journal of General Practice, aimed to identify the training needs, core competencies and learning methods for staff in general practice in the UK who provided...

Prescribing in critical care

This article, online ahead of publication in the Journal of Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, sought to explore the breadth and depth of prescribing practice of non-medical prescribers (NMPs)...

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...

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...

Medicines adherence

This article, published in Advances in Kidney Disease and Health, outlines an umbrella review, which looked at levels of adherence to medications in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD)..

Maintaining prescribing competence

Welcome to this June issue of the Journal of Prescribing Practice. As prescribers, you know you need to stay up to date, look at guidance and keep an eye out for new medicines.

Tafamidis use in amyloid cardiomyopathy

This study, published in the journal Cardiology and Therapy, sought to determine real-world prescribing patterns of tafamidis with respect to patient characteristics and persistency. Using a...