News

• DCCT: intensive control reduces renal risk
• Published on Dec 12, 2011

The latest follow-up data from the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) shows that 6.5 years of intensive glycaemic control halves the risk of renal impairment 16 years later (NEJM 2011; doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1111732).

• Prescribing in prisons
• Published on Dec 12, 2011

The Royal College of General Practitioners Secure Environments Group has published a new guide to safer prescribing in prisons (www.rcgp.org.uk/pdf/Safer_Prescribing_in_Prison.pdf).

• Citalopram QT risk
• Published on Dec 12, 2011

The maximum dose of citalopram has been limited to 40mg per day in a move to minimise the risk of a dose-dependent increase in the QT interval.

• Call to action to combat antibiotic resistance
• Published on Dec 12, 2011

GPs should delay prescribing an antibiotic or when appropriate avoid it altogether, say health professionals attending a conference on antibiotic stewardship at the Royal Society of Medicine on 2 November.

• Insulin glulisine update
• Published on Dec 12, 2011

Sanofi has published an update on the supply problems with the SoloStar and Apidra OptiSet pens and ClikStar cartridges containing insulin glulisine (Apidra).