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Prescribing in frailty

This article, published in the Journal of American Directors Association, sought to demonstrate the potential impact of a pharmacist-led application of STOPPFrail criteria on reducing potentially...

Assessing cardiac chest pain in prescribing practice

There are two broad stages of myocardial ischaemia: the first being stable angina; and the second being acute coronary syndromes, which include unstable angina and myocardial infarction (Paine, 2024).

Use of supplementary infusions to optimise glucose delivery rates

What is the glucose delivery rate in mg/kg/min that is currently required by this patient from the 20% glucose?

Alice Ball and leprosy

As part of its 120th anniversary celebrations, in 2019 the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine inscribed the names of Florence Nightingale (1820–1910), Marie Skłodowska-Curie (1867–1934),...

A–Z of prescribing for children

In the UK, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) grants licences that confirm the specific medical condition a drug should be used for, alongside the recommended dosage. This...

Effective advice on contraceptive choices

Guidance is available to support discussion and inform clinical decisions about the need or preference for contraception in transgender patients (International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF),...

Finerenone and diabetic renal disease: a narrative review

A narrative review was conducted on the potential benefits of finerenone for diabetic kidney disease. Free and paid full-text publications and articles indexed in PUBMED, Science Direct, and Google...

Use of supplementary infusions to optimise glucose delivery rates: answers

What is the glucose delivery rate that is currently required by this patient from the 20% glucose? .

Prescribing sodium valproate

As non-medical or medical prescribers, you will be used to keeping up-to-date with any changes to medications or advice and guidance on prescribing.

Drug Breakdown: MEBENDAZOLE

Day 1: #mebendazole is a synthetic benzimidazole derivative, designed as a broad spectrum anthelmintic drug for intestinal nematodes. Licensed in 1970s. This drug class is selectively toxic to...

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Women are still missing out on vital treatment for cardiovascular disease, despite progress in the medical management of heart disease and stroke, a consensus statement published online in the journal...

Remote healthcare

This article, published in the British Journal of General Practice, aimed to identify the training needs, core competencies and learning methods for staff in general practice in the UK who provided...

Use of pharmacogenetics to guide cardiovascular drug prescribing

Clopidogrel is an antiplatelet therapy that is used to prevent myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke in individuals with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) (either managed medically or with PCI), those...

Inotrope therapy for neonatal hypotension

Dopamine is a cardiac stimulant and is a naturally occurring precursor to norepinephrine and epinephrine. Dopamine has alpha-adrenergic effects and stimulates beta1 receptors in cardiac muscle to...

Repurposed drugs

‘Klas et al (2023) consider how ethical issues acquired relevance during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on amantadine, a drug often used in neurological conditions’

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