How clozapine patients can be monitored safely and effectivelyPatients who are taking clozapine require ongoing monitoring because of the risk of serious blood dyscrasias. What should pharmacists be checking before they dispense the medicine?…
Heart failure: clinical features and diagnosis Around a third of patients diagnosed with heart failure will die within one year. Early identification of symptoms and diagnostic testing can lead to improved outcomes and better quality of life …
Heart failure: management Reducing mortality and delaying disease progression are two key aims of treating heart failure but, for many patients, controlling symptoms and improving quality of life are more important than longevity…
A project that puts medicines optimisation into patients’ pocketsMy Medication Passport was born out of a local research project to improve prescribing in the elderly. A year after it was made available nationally, one of the resource’s creators describes how it has grown.…
