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Steroids in inflammatory bowel disease: a clinical review

Despite their effectiveness, corticosteroids are characterised by their serious adverse effects, which limit their long-term use. Recognition of their adverse effects is important in their prevention...

Management pathways for erectile dysfunction in primary care

Epidemiological evidence suggests that 8% of men in their 40s report moderate or complete ED and this increases to 40% of men in their 60s (McKinlay, 2000). Risk factors for developing ED are shown in...

Integrating research and evidence-based guidance into prescribing practice

Both the College of Paramedics (CoP) (2018) and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) (2016) are clear that, as non-medical prescribers, advanced paramedics are required to review and critically...

Progress in practice

Sometimes it is hard to quantify the progress being made in the wider world, but seeing these small victories within your family really brings home the significant work and progress we have made since...

Drug Breakdown: Tamoxifen

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

The power of the psyche during patient anaesthesia: opioid use and postoperative pain

A recent study published in the British Medical Journal investigated the use of therapeutic suggestions played to patients through earphones during general anaesthesia while undergoing surgery, and...

Working through the pandemic

Drug breakdown: Theophylline

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

Corticosteroids for reducing mortality and mechanical ventilation

The study involved a selection of randomised clinical trials in which people with suspected, probable or confirmed COVID-19 were allocated at random to drug treatment, standard care, or placebo. Pairs...

Managing diabetes care in the COVID-19 pandemic

This piece of original research, carried out in May 2020 in China, used a questionnaire method to gather information about diabetic patients as a measure to determine recruitment before conducting a...

COVID-19 research and non-vaccine treatment

Deprescribing in mental health: pragmatic steps for a better quality of life

There have been numerous studies and articles over the last few years looking at deprescribing in mental health. For example, Bjerre et al (2018) outline that the deprescribing of antipsychotics for...

Multifactorial Tardive Dyskinesia: a case study

TD is a neurological disorder that is characterised by involuntary movements of the face and jaw (Royal College of Psychiatrists [RCPsych], 2019); described by Waln and Janovic (2013) as any ‘tardive...

How world policy affects the equitable distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine

In a study recently published in the British Medical Journal, So and Woo (2020) analysed the premarket purchase commitments for COVID-19 vaccines from leading manufacturers to recipient countries.