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..

Zopiclone

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

Exercise and breathing in rehabilitating long COVID

In exploring what effective rehabilitation would look like, Cheng et al (2021) recommend a comprehensive programme encompassing the promotion of functional recovery, as they note that this has been...

Prescribing in alcohol use disorders

This first article, published in the Irish Medical Journal in January 2022 (Doody et all, 2022), presents the findings of a clinical audit on alcohol detoxification within the National Institute of...

New professional guidance for independent prescribers

Minor ailments and conditions: summer calculation skills

Joseph is 18 years old and attended a friend's party where he sustained a dog bite to his left hand, which was left untreated for 3 days. He presents today with an infected hand with redness,...

Describing prescribing identities: a qualitative study exploring non-medical prescriber identity

In order to understand how identity is formed, it is useful to first consider what the term ‘identity’ means and how it can be conceptualised. Hitlin (2003) stated that theories on identity fall into...

Interprofessional learning within a non-medical prescribing module

‘The level of engagement with [sharing prescribing experiences] has been particularly encouraging as has the breadth and depth of the discussions, which have included profoundly honest reflections...