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Multimorbidity and prescribing

About one-in-five patients with more than one medical condition are prescribed 4-9 drugs and 1% are prescribed 10 or more, putting them at risk of adverse effects and drug interactions, so additional care must be taken when prescribing for patients with multimorbidity
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The UK Immunisation Schedule

The Green Book chapter on the UK Immunisation Schedule has been comprehensively revised and updated and now includes the latest schedule and essential information about intervals between live vaccines.
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• College announces vision for future of general practice
• Prevent no-deal Brexit and safeguard the NHS, RCGP urges Tory leader hopefuls
• Nurse shortages the most ‘urgent challege’
• The advanced practitioner will see you now
• Should measles vaccination be compulsory?
• Public Health England hits back at fake vaccine news
• Induction checklist for new general practice nurses
• Clip-on device aims to improve inhaler technique
• Avoidance better than oral immunotherapy for peanut allergy
• PCDS opens doors to all members of primary care team

NSAIDs prescribing issues

NSAIDs have analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory properties, but are also associated with a number of side effects that may be serious in vulnerable individuals. Prescribers should be aware of the contraindications, interactions and adverse effects before initiating NSAIDs, and know how to manage their cardiovascular, renal and gastrointestinal risks. 

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• In praise of general practice nurses
• Finding the evidence to support best practice
• Frailty, a long-term condition
• Multimorbidity and prescribing
• Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency: what you ‘need to know’
• Accidents abroad – a salutary tale
• The UK Immunisation Schedule

15 May 2019

Practice in pictures:Eczema Global Initiative for Asthma: Asthma management and prevention, 2019 Travel health update Taking the initiative in asthma care: the 2019 Global Initiative for Asthma guidelines Inducible Laryngeal Obstruction: not all that wheezes is asthma Managing the vaccine fridge Annual reviews in long term conditions

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17 Apr 2019

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: hiding in plain sight Urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse in women Learning disabilities and the role of the practice nurse Travel health update Social media: blurred lines between personal and professional behaviour Group consultations: the why and the how The need for awareness of all contraception options

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13 Mar 2019

Chronic wounds Travel health update Medication errors Prescribing in renal impairment Improving diagnosis of dementia – the role of the practice nurse Food allergies – what is the best evidence and approach? Hypertension – draft guidance

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15 Feb 2019

Getting patients to stop smoking: do the drugs work? Haematology for the practice nurse COPD guidelines – plus ca change or vive la difference? Top ten threats to global health Combined Hormonal Contraception Choosing sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors: examining the evidence Travel health update

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