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Depression was already one of the commonest mental disorders in Great Britain, but new research has shown that the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an increase of mental distress in adults across the...
Richards et al (2020) start this paper by looking at the current picture of prescribing of opioids in a primary care setting. They acknowledge that research shows that an increase in opioid...
‘Avoidable drug errors may contribute to around 22 300 deaths per year’ .
Complete the table (Table 2) with the quantity of emollient to prescribe for eczema for one month .
Pharmacological treatment includes ensuring that all patients with COPD are offered pneumococcal and annual influenza vaccination (NICE, 2019). Although not exclusive to COPD, the London Respiratory...
Severe hypoglycaemia is the second most common cause of hospital admission for drug-related adverse events (Robson, 2017). Acute episodes of hypoglycaemia (generally defined as a blood glucose level...
The literature search systematically reviewed evidence, to investigate if NMPs in an acute NHS trust are aware of what is required to remain compliant as active, competent and safe professional...
The Benzodiazepine and Opiate Withdrawal Service (BOWS) service is a recently developed service to treat patients for dependency on codeine based drugs prescribed or used illicitly, benzodiazepines...
Complete the table (Table 2, page 484) with the quantity of emollient to prescribe for eczema for one month..
Day 1: #cyclizine is an antihistamine with its clinical niche as an antiemetic. It bears chemical similarity to the ‘piperine’ structure found in the black pepper plant. Developed in 1947, its...
Personal protective equipment (PPE) is at the heart of controlling the spread of the COVID-19 infection in hospitals and care setting, as well as the wearing of face masks in public spaces. The use...
‘Objective evidence-based medical science cannot be wholly separated from the more subjective demands of morality and ethics’ .
What is the rate (in micrograms per day) that a tablet will lose active ingredient, as it degrades? .
In St Teresa's Hospice, iNMP is mostly carried out at the IPU, for palliative/EoL patients suffering complex and enduring symptoms, which cannot be managed by the primary and/or secondary care generic...
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