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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....

Safer consulting in minor illness: Evaluation of an online educational programme for community pharmacists

In 2015, Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) was commissioned to develop an educational programme for CPs in Essex, which combined 10 sessions of online learning with one day of face-to-face teaching...

SAFER: A mnemonic to improve safety-netting advice in prescribing practice

The first step in safety-netting involves a formal, holistic assessment of whether it is appropriate to send the patient home to monitor themselves, rather than arranging for the patient to undergo a...

Home oxygen therapy in patients with COPD: safety issues for nurse prescribers

‘… responsible and accountable for the assessment of patients with undiagnosed and diagnosed conditions and for decisions about the clinical management required, including prescribing.’.

Right diagnosis, right treatment: SAFER PRACTICES

‘Trainees would benefit from explicit training in clinical (diagnostic) reasoning, patient safety, human factors, critical thinking, managing uncertainty, cognitive heuristics and biases, test...

Human factors and safe prescribing

Prescribing legislation in the UK is some of the most liberal worldwide (Kroezen et al, 2011), requiring robust safeguards to ensure patient safety is not compromised. Errors in prescribing are...

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