Alternate uses for pancreatic hormones (ANSWERS)

Calculate their exposure to propranolol in mg/kg. .

Drug Breakdown: Furosemide

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

Prophylaxis of pneumocystis jirovecii

Prescribing for persistent cancer pain: focus on chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy

The use of systemic chemotherapy as a treatment modality for cancer is widely used, with around one-third of all individuals receiving chemotherapy as part of their treatment (National Cancer...

Prescribing inhaled therapy in asthma: health professionals' habits and beliefs

Questionnaires were circulated to delegates attending a series of evening educational meetings around asthma and national guidelines. As there is a growing plethora of combination inhalers, including...

Promoting safe prescribing practice and interprofessional working: a workshop follow-up evaluation

Effective interprofessional education is instrumental in facilitating communication and collaboration between practitioners who can work in partnership to resolve problems and provide effective care.

Treatment and management of fibromyalgia

The underlying processes remain unclear, but it is thought that alterations to sleep pattern and changes in neuroendocrine transmitters (such as serotonin, growth hormone and cortisol) indicate that...

Coenzyme Q10 supplementation in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: an overview

NAFLD is defined as the accumulation of fat, principally as triglyceride, in hepatic cells, exceeding 5–10% of liver weight (Chalasani et al, 2012). NAFLD is the most common liver disorder worldwide;...

Prophylaxis of pneumocystis jirovecii

Ipratropium

Changing the way pain is perceived

Millions of patients across Britain, as well as their families and carers, are affected by chronic pain. Unfortunately, chronic pain can have a devastating impact upon a person's day-to-day life,...

Prescribing in emergency care

This Australian study described an intervention to reduce oxycodone prescribing, an additive opioid medication used for pain management (Kline et al, 2019). Opioid consumption in Australia is the...