PJ, December 2011

Children’s oral penicillin guidelines need updating

An increase in the weight of children means dosages should be reviewed, researchers say.…

Drinking alcohol during antidepressant treatment — a cause for concern?

Emerging evidence suggests a risk of pathological intoxication when patients taking SSRIs consume alcohol. Andrew Herxheimer and David B. Menkes investigate.…

Dealing with urinary tract infections

This article discusses urinary tract infections, specific patient groups and the appropriate referral and management of these patients.…

Integrated strategies will work best

In primary care, pharmacy interventions for older people on polypharmacy can reduce the number of medicines required, resolve pharmaceutical care issues and, in some cases, reduce prescribing costs. However, outcome data for pharmaceutical interventions (in primary and community care settings), in t…

The new medicine service and beyond — taking concordance to the next level

“The four Es” —exploration, education, empowerment and enablement —form the basis of a new four-step model to help integrate concordant consultations into everyday practice.…