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Prescribing during pregnancy

This article was published in BMC Medicine, used a retrospective cohort study approach to examine data between 2000 and 2019 (Subramanian et al, 2023). The author's main driver to conduct this...

The importance of adhering to regulations in healthcare: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic and historical incidents

When it comes to safety in healthcare, rules, regulations and guidance are essential to help secure protection for patients and healthcare workers. For example, the Health and Safety Executive (2023)...

Are opioids being over-prescribed in gynaecology surgery?

Data were retrospectively collected from patient cases that were admitted to the gynaecology ward following gynaecology surgery at a tertiary care hospital in the UK, between 1 July 2019 and 30...

How to complete a safe and effective contraceptive consultation

The FSRH have produced a service standard for record keeping in sexual and reproductive healthcare consultations (FSRH, 2019a). It recommends clear documentation of clinical history, assessment,...

Iron supplementation for iron-deficiency anaemia

Evidence to date suggests that the liquid form of iron supplementation has comparable efficacy to the tablet formulation, but with significantly lower gastrointestinal side effects. The evidence...

Treatment of adjustment disorders in mental health crisis care: a reflective case study

John (a pseudonym used to protect his identity) was a 54 year-old man who was referred to the mental health crisis resolution team by his GP after attempting suicide. There had been a 1-month history...

New government initiative to reduce cost of HRT for menopausal women

On the 21 February 2023, it was announced that the UK government would start subsidising the price of hormone replacement therapy (HRT), with around 400 000 women in England potentially benefiting...

Updates

The UK government has announced a new initiative to make hormone replacement therapy (HRT) more affordable for women experiencing symptoms of menopause. The move is expected to benefit hundreds of...

Drug Breakdown: Carbimazole

With the help of Prescribing and Therapeutics Training Ltd and the Journal of Prescribing Practice, you can earn your 1-hour CPD certificate .

Research to support diabetes remission in general practice

Diabetes UK (2023), together with the American Diabetes Association and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, defines remission as HbA1c levels remaining below 48 mmol/mol or 6.5% for...

Alzheimer’s disease, amyloid and ethics

In November 2022, van Dyck et al (2022) reported the results of an 18-month, double-blind, phase 3 trial of 1795 participants with early Alzheimer’s disease and evidence of amyloid. Half received...

When was the last time you held an FP10 prescription in hand?

A visit to my GP recently, which required a prescription, led me to ask myself: when was the last time I held a paper FP10 green prescription in my hand? As someone with a long-term condition...

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