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This website is intended for healthcare professionals
Effective treatment of eczema demands good self-management which, if established early on, can lead to considerable improvements in quality of life (Ridd et al, 2017). Self-management can be...
Typhoid is almost exclusively transmitted by eating or drinking food and water contaminated with human faeces and urine from infected people or carriers. In addition, shellfish taken from...
The alcohol liaison service in an inner-London hospital has developed a nurse-led service model to meet the needs of the patient population it serves. Experienced non-medical prescribers deliver the...
Smoking is the single most preventable cause of premature mortality (Department of Health (DH), 1998; 2000). In recent decades, the UK government has introduced a range of initiatives to reduce...
There are 14 methods of contraception, and side effects are usually associated with hormonal and intrauterine methods. These methods will now be considered individually by method, exploring the...
Diagnosis of IBS can be challenging due to the wide range of symptoms patients may experience, and there are various triggers exacerbating symptoms, which can vary over time. There may also be no...
Depression is mainly managed in primary care settings (Arroll et al, 2016). Treatment delivered in this setting include non-medicinal treatments and medication..
Skin is a dynamic organ that performs several functions (Oranges et al, 2015). The skin has three layers: the epidermis, the dermis and the hypodermis. The main function of the epidermis is to act as...
The pharmacological pathway in the NICE guidelines on T2DM (NG28) is metformin as first line, or a choice of sulfonylurea (SU), pioglitazone, DPP-4 inhibitor, or SGLT-2 inhibitor if metformin not...
Powell et al (2014) identified that the majority of medical textbooks available in the UK are insufficient in providing knowledge around the considerations for the prescription of intravenous fluids....
Discussing contraception can be an emotive issue for certain patient groups, and health professionals need to be supportive of women's personal and religious beliefs, and mindful of the terminology...
All travellers visiting areas where malaria is present are at risk of acquiring the disease, particularly UK residents who were born in malaria risk areas and return to visit friends and relatives in...
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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