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Pharmacogenomics looks at how a person's genetic make-up can affect how a body responds to medications and focuses on combining knowledge on pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and genetics. The genetics...
A rapid review, a streamlined approach to synthesising evidence (Khangura et al, 2012), was registered with Figshare (Peacock et al, 2021) and a narrative synthesis of evidence published between...
Calculating dosage where the dose is expressed as mg/kg uses multiplication skills – this is similar to calculating the cooking time of turkey in minutes per kg. For example, a turkey requires a...
On Wednesday 30 October, Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered the new government's Autumn budget. It was a milestone in many ways, as this was the first budget from a Labour government since the...
In addition to the tweets, read the BNF monograph on acamprosate and the related treatment summaries for alcohol dependency. Another useful source is the Summary of Product Characteristics for...
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved eplontersen (Wainzua) to treat adults with polyneuropathy associated with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRv)....
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...
There are two broad stages of myocardial ischaemia: the first being stable angina; and the second being acute coronary syndromes, which include unstable angina and myocardial infarction (Paine, 2024).
What is the glucose delivery rate in mg/kg/min that is currently required by this patient from the 20% glucose?
As part of its 120th anniversary celebrations, in 2019 the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine inscribed the names of Florence Nightingale (1820–1910), Marie Skłodowska-Curie (1867–1934),...
In the UK, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) grants licences that confirm the specific medical condition a drug should be used for, alongside the recommended dosage. This...
Guidance is available to support discussion and inform clinical decisions about the need or preference for contraception in transgender patients (International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF),...
Journal of Prescribing Practice shares the latest clinical expertise and professional guidance for non-medical prescribers. Our goal is to provide the knowledge to help you prescribe more efficiently and effectively.
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