CP, 2013

Type 1 diabetes: pathophysiology and diagnosis

Patients with type 1 diabetes require lifelong treatment with insulin — and must juggle their doses, diet and exercise — to prevent hyperglycaemia and the resulting micro- and macrovascular complications…

How to support patients being treated for chronic heart failure

Patients with heart failure develop a range of symptoms that can be difficult to manage. Pharmacists can help to support them in areas such as medication, diet modification and recognising deterioration…

Percutaneous coronary intervention: preventing complications

This article describes some of the complications that can occur during and after stent implantation and discusses the ways these can be avoided and managed…

Evolution of pharmacist prescriber involvement in a diabetes clinic

Becoming a pharmacist independent prescriber and finding an area of clinical interest were obvious steps in my career development, but without gaining acceptance from a clinic team I would have made little progress in pursuing a specialism.…