This website is intended for healthcare professionals
This website is intended for healthcare professionals
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...
Data were retrospectively collected from patient cases that were admitted to the gynaecology ward following gynaecology surgery at a tertiary care hospital in the UK, between 1 July 2019 and 30...
The FSRH have produced a service standard for record keeping in sexual and reproductive healthcare consultations (FSRH, 2019a). It recommends clear documentation of clinical history, assessment,...
Evidence to date suggests that the liquid form of iron supplementation has comparable efficacy to the tablet formulation, but with significantly lower gastrointestinal side effects. The evidence...
Non-medical prescribing is increasingly being recognised as an essential healthcare practice, with at least 18 countries adopting NMP across Europe, the Americas and Australasia (Courtenay et al,...
When prescribing to breastfeeding women we need to be aware that some of the drug which she takes is likely to pass to the baby via breastmilk. The British National Formulary (BNF) is not always a...
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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