Why stopping inappropriate medicines in elderly patients is so important Pharmacists need to be bolder when it comes to recommending that unnecessary medicines be stopped in elderly patients.…
Working together to improve prescribing How interprofessional peer support will be promoted by the newly-expanded Association for Prescribers to improve the quality of prescribing across all healthcare settings.…
What is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis? The ‘ice bucket challenge’ was started to raise awareness of ALS; find out more about this fatal neurodegenerative condition.…
Clinical Pharmacist’s monthly news round-up: the top 10 in September 2014What has been happening in the world of pharmacy? Here’s our pick of must-read news from the past month……
Borderline personality disorder: diagnosis, clinical features and pathophysiology People with borderline personality disorder often have difficulties in maintaining social relationships and they have a high risk of suicide.…
Borderline personality disorder: management Although a wide variety of psychotropic medicines are used for borderline personality disorder, there is a weak evidence base and treatment is controversial.…
A history of aspirin Aspirin was one of the first drugs to come into common usage and it still one of the most researched drugs in the world, with an estimated 700 to 1,000 clinical trials conducted each year.…
