Accounting for cardiovascular risk when prescribing NSAIDs
This article discusses the potential mechanisms involved and how the risk can be minimised. (Source: Prescriber)
Source: Prescriber - February 22, 2018 Category: Primary Care Authors: David Laight Tags: Medicines Optimisation Source Type: research
Management of genital herpes: a guide for GPs
This article discusses the diagnosis of genital herpes, the treatment options available and the GP's role in management. (Source: Prescriber)
Source: Prescriber - February 22, 2018 Category: Primary Care Authors: Eleanor Draeger Tags: Prescribing in Practice Source Type: research
Designer drugs – outside the law but still a problem
(Source: Prescriber)
Source: Prescriber - February 1, 2018 Category: Primary Care Authors: Rob Munro Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
Putting prescribing to the test
Doctors are under increasing pressure to prescribe a little something to help nervous patients through their driving test, but Dr Delvin wonders whether there really is anything safe and effective that can be offered. (Source: Prescriber)
Source: Prescriber - January 23, 2018 Category: Primary Care Authors: David Delvin Tags: Postscript Source Type: research
Dimethyl fumarate for the treatment of plaque psoriasis
This article discusses its efficacy, adverse effects and place in therapy. (Source: Prescriber)
Source: Prescriber - January 23, 2018 Category: Primary Care Authors: Steve Chaplin Tags: New product Source Type: research
RCOG guidance: early ‐onset neonatal GBS disease
In September 2017, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) published their updated Green‐top Guideline on the prevention of earlyonset neonatal group B streptococcal (GBS) disease. Here, Dr Williams summarises some of the main changes to the guidance and their implications for antenatal and peripartum care. (Source: Prescriber)
Source: Prescriber - January 23, 2018 Category: Primary Care Authors: Martin Williams Tags: Guidelines Source Type: research
British Society for Rheumatology guideline on gout
This article summarises the main recommendations of the new guideline. (Source: Prescriber)
Source: Prescriber - January 23, 2018 Category: Primary Care Authors: Steve Chaplin Tags: Guidelines Source Type: research
Orphan medicines: the high cost of hope
Orphan drugs can transform the lives of patients with rare diseases, but they often come at an extremely high cost. Sarah Houlton discusses the incentives that are encouraging pharma investment in orphan drug research and the steps that NICE and the NHS are taking to budget for these treatments as they come to market. (Source: Prescriber)
Source: Prescriber - January 23, 2018 Category: Primary Care Authors: Sarah Houlton Tags: Analysis Source Type: research
The Montgomery judgment and pharmacist consultations
There is little awareness among pharmacists of the existence of the Montgomery judgment or its potential implications for medicines‐related consultations. Nina Barnett and Claudia Carr therefore undertook a survey of pharmacists in England to create a baseline for current knowledge about informed consent in the context of medicines‐related consultations. (Source: Prescriber)
Source: Prescriber - January 23, 2018 Category: Primary Care Authors: Nina Barnett, Claudia Carr Tags: Analysis Source Type: research
Update on the use of emergency contraception
This article provides an overview of the current approach to managing emergency contraception to help busy clinicians tailor the most appropriate method to each individual. (Source: Prescriber)
Source: Prescriber - January 23, 2018 Category: Primary Care Authors: Lesley Bacon Tags: Review Source Type: research
Montgomery: a wake ‐up call for pharmacists?
(Source: Prescriber)
Source: Prescriber - January 1, 2018 Category: Primary Care Authors: Rob Munro Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
Mysterious fluctuations in blood pressure: a juicy tale
Angus Thompson describes the puzzling case of a man with apparently good compliance with his antihypertensive medication but who showed poor control with large fluctuations in blood pressure. After further investigation, the cause was identified as a fruit juice interaction ‐ but in this case, not grapefruit
juice. (Source: Prescriber)
Source: Prescriber - December 18, 2017 Category: Primary Care Authors: Angus Thompson Tags: Postscript Source Type: research
Janus kinase inhibitors for autoimmune disorders
This article provides an overview of the properties and potential of this new class of drugs. (Source: Prescriber)
Source: Prescriber - December 18, 2017 Category: Primary Care Authors: Steve Chaplin Tags: Therapy Review Source Type: research
Systems biology: transforming our understanding of disease
Systems biology ‐ the study of complex biological systems using computer modelling ‐ is beginning to transform our understanding of disease processes, which will in turn facilitate medical treatment and drug development. Mark Greener discusses how systems biology has already advanced our knowledge of conditions as diverse as cancer, pressure ulcers and sexually‐transmitted disease. (Source: Prescriber)
Source: Prescriber - December 18, 2017 Category: Primary Care Authors: Mark Greener Tags: Research Source Type: research
Running educational outreach meetings in general practice
This article discusses how to run educational outreach meetings to obtain the best possible outcomes in general practice. (Source: Prescriber)
Source: Prescriber - December 18, 2017 Category: Primary Care Authors: Duncan Petty, Su Wood, Liz Glidewell Tags: Education Source Type: research
