Acute kidney injury: causes, diagnosis and management An overview of the symptoms, management options and prescribing considerations for acute kidney injury.…
Coroner raises concerns over lack of national guidance on prescribing for hepatitis B reactivation A patient died from complications from reactivation of hepatitis B, after the supply of viral reactivation prophylaxis was inadvertently discontinued.…
Hepatic encephalopathy: diagnosis and management An overview of the pathophysiology of hepatic encephalopathy, including risk factors, clinical symptoms and pharmacological management options.…
Health news round-up: Alzheimer’s treatment, retatrutide results and kidney cancer guidelines A weekly summary of important developments in pharmacy and health news that you may have missed.…
Health news round-up: vaccinations off-site, child health and medicines shortages A weekly summary of important developments in health news that you may have missed.…
NICE approves twice-yearly infusion that ‘significantly outperforms’ usual treatments for severe lupus Guidance says obinutuzumab, taken with daily immunosuppressant tablet mycophenolate mofetil, could benefit around 12,000 people in England.…
Managing patients with cardiorenal metabolic disease An overview of the pathophysiology of cardiorenal metabolic disease, medication optimisation strategies and the role of the pharmacist in medication management and patient education.…
Chronic kidney disease: impacts, challenges and pathways to improvement An overview of how advancements in detection and treatment approaches can improve management of chronic kidney disease and improve health inequalities.…
Health news round up: long-term conditions, cancer drugs and a medicines pricing stand-off Senior clinical reporter Joanna Robertson summarises some important developments in health news.…
Haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis: an overview A summary of the different types of renal replacement therapy and the physiological implications of end-stage renal disease on medicines dosing and monitoring.…
