Costs and consequences of services provided by non-medical prescribers: a scoping review protocol

This scoping review protocol was registered with the Open Science Framework Registry on 31 July 2021 (registered DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/PSR3N), accessible from https://osf.io/psr3n..

The pharmacology of allergic rhinitis treatments

Many PwAR experience mild symptoms (Dykewicz et al, 2020) and dismiss AR as little more than a nuisance (Bjermer et al, 2019).

The role of bempedoic acid in the management of dyslipidaemia

Cholesterol is a molecule which is an essential component in the body’s ability to form healthy cell membranes, but as far back as the 19th century it was recognised that atheromatous plaques...

Changing the process of prescribing to procuring lymphoedema compression garments: a service evaluation

The main aim of this evaluation was to estimate the potential impact of changing the way compression garments are accessed from a prescription to a procurement process. The main objectives were to:.

Communication barriers that affect medication adherence in patients with learning disabilities

Prescribing considerations in the use of oral medication in Parkinson's disease

People with Parkinson's (PwP) have depleted levels of dopamine in the brain. From the 1970s, levodopa, which is metabolised to dopamine, was utilised to treat the disabling motor symptoms. Initially...

Living with long COVID

The new guideline for NICE (2021) recommends that patients presenting with new or ongoing symptoms 4 weeks or later after an initial COVID-19 infection should have the following investigations done; a...

Understanding personal asthma action plans

The National Review of Asthma Deaths (NRAD) (Royal College of Physicians, 2014) investigated the clinical records of 195 adults and children who died of asthma between February 2012 and January 2013....

Understanding primary prevention of cardiovascular disease

The NHS Health Check programme was designed to identify people with risk factors for CVD and ensure that they had access to the support and medication they might need to reduce that risk (Waterall,...

Medicines reconciliation of biologics on a primary care clinical system

DMARDs (Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs) such as methotrexate, azathioprine and leflunomide, licensed in dermatological, gastrointestinal and rheumatic conditions are not strictly biologics....

Remote consultations, prescribing and virtual teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic

Before the pandemic, the modernisation of the NHS included digitalisation and the use of remote consultations (NHS UK, 2019; Welsh Government, 2019; NHS Digital, 2020). There had been a slow but...

Evidence-based use of newer agents in type 2 diabetes

Recent accumulating evidence on the use of newer therapies in type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is helping to define their position in treatment. This information coupled with the increasing priority given...