Prescriber is the leading UK journal for healthcare professionals focussing on prescribing and medicines management. The journal features articles on all areas of therapeutics and prescribing policy and is fully peer reviewed. The content is relevant and of interest to all prescribers and prescribing policy makers including GPs, pharmacists, nurses and hospital specialists. Access to all content is free to healthcare professionals following registration.
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NICE publishes COVID-19 guidelines on critical care, anticancer treatments and dialysis
NICE has published its first three rapid guidelines on the care of people with suspected and confirmed COVID-19, and in patients without...Read more
Sources of advice for healthcare professionals and the public on coronavirus
General advice for the public on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is available from the NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/. This...Read moreNICE recommends peginterferon beta-1a for relapsing-remitting MS
NICE has published new technology appraisal guidance (TA624), recommending peginterferon beta-1a (Plegridy) as an option of the treatment of...Read more
Two new antimicrobial prescribing guidelines published
NICE has published two new antimicrobial prescribing guidelines – one for the management of impetigo in adults and children (NG153), and the other for the...Read moreEMA recommends a marketing authorisation for new antibiotic cefiderocol
The EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended the granting of a marketing authorisation for cefiderocol (Fetcroja), a new...Read more
Featured Articles
Classification and choice of antiarrhythmic therapies
Anti-arrhythmic medications are categorised according to where they act on the cardiac action potential, and choice of treatment should take into account the type of arrhythmia being managed, patient co-morbidities and adverse effects. This article discusses the classification of antiarrhythmic therapies, their mechanisms of action, indications and side-effect profiles, with a focus on the most common type of sustained arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation.
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Assessment and treatment of resistant hypertension
Hypertension can be poorly controlled for a number of reasons, including factors such as lack of adherence and suboptimal treatment, as well as true drug resistance. This article gives advice on the management of resistant hypertension, and provides tips for GPs and other prescribers on steps that can be taken before referring patients to secondary care.
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Deprescribing in chronic disease: perspectives of nurse prescribers
Nurse prescribers are having an increasingly important role in medication review and deprescribing within general practice. Here, the author describes her small study in which nurse prescribers were interviewed to explore their views on deprescribing in the context of chronic disease management.
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