Assessing suspected food poisoning cases in the UK With more than 20,000 patients hospitalised in the UK each year because of food poisoning, quick assessment is essential.…
Treating bacterial sexually transmitted infections With azithromycin made available over the counter for chlamydia treatment, this CPD article reviews how to identify and treat the most prevalent sexually transmitted infections.…
Improving antimicrobial stewardship Improve your practice and slow the increasing levels of antimicrobial resistance that already cost around 25,000 deaths across Europe each year.…
How fruit juice interacts with common medicines How fruit juices can interact with common medicines and put your patients at risk.…
Over-the-counter treatments for athlete’s foot This fungal skin infection is estimated to affect more than 15% of the world’s population. Make sure your pharmacy team knows how to advise patients in managing this common condition.…
HIV: management Combined antiretroviral therapy is taken by people with HIV infection to prolong and improve quality of life. Patients require a high level of support to help them adhere to the complex regimens prescribed…
Bedaquiline in multi-drug resistant tuberculosis The first new anti-tuberculosis drug since 1967 could revolutionise therapy and tackle resistant strains.…
Cellulitis: what you ought to knowAccording to the NHS, the number of cases of cellulitis has tripled over the past 15 years. This article explains the features of this condition and how to recognise urgent cases…
Healthcare-associated infection: intervention-related infection Invasive medical procedures break the body’s defence against infection and facilitate infiltration by micro-organisms. This article describes these infections and the financial burden they create for the health services.…
