IBD nurses for patients with Crohn's and colitis

Elective plan to cut NHS waiting lists

Assessing cardiac chest pain in prescribing practice

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).

Prescribing indications, issues and concerns surrounding semaglutide

Several glucagon-like peptide receptor agonists used to manage blood glucose levels in people living with type 2 diabetes, have been in short supply globally. This includes glucagon-like peptide-1...

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...

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Parkinson's disease and the gut microbiome

A new study led by scientists in Japan analysed the microbiota of people living with Parkinson's, as well as those without, and noted that those with the disease have notably fewer bacterial genes...

Reinforcing the role of early glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes

The landmark UK prospective diabetes glucose-control studies carried out over 20 years, with data from 1977 to 1997 and published in 1998 were the first to show that complications from diabetes are...

Use of genomic medicine to uncover adverse effects related to direct oral anticoagulants

Cardiac arrhythmias represent a significant burden, affecting morbidity and mortality (Gheorghe-Andrei et al, 2018). Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia, and prevalence not only...

New treatment hopes for Alzheimer's disease: A look at recent drug trials

Eli Lilly (2023) created donanemab, noting last year that 47% of participants taking the medication had no clinical progression at one year of the disease. However, the placebo group also had no...

Evolution of the use of quetiapine

Duncan et al (2016) published a study in the BMJ Open, which evaluated trends in the prescribing of quetiapine to adults in the Canadian province of Alberta between 2008 and 2013.

Nurse prescribing: a global perspective

This study, published in the Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, aimed to explore nurses' readiness to prescribe under supervision. It further sought to identify any association between the prescribing...