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Propranolol Use in Oesophageal Varices: Caution in Deprescribing

Posted on June 14, 2022July 21, 2022 by admin.wardmm

Oesophageal varices are abnormal, enlarged veins in the oesophagus, associated with severe liver disease.

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Medications and the Psychotropic Register: To Record or Not To Record?

Posted on June 7, 2022July 21, 2022 by admin.wardmm

The Psychotropic Register (PTR) tool has been offered for recording and monitoring consumers receiving psychotropic medications, and possible opportunities to reduce or remove these medications when appropriate.

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The Long and Short of Drug-Induced QTc Prolongation

Posted on May 16, 2022July 21, 2022 by admin.wardmm

QTc Interval is the duration between the Q wave and the end of the T wave on an electrocardiogram (ECG) measured in milliseconds (ms).

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The Use of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) with Coronavirus (COVID-19) at Nursing Home Level

Posted on May 3, 2022July 21, 2022 by admin.wardmm

There is no specific data about the risks of having obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and contracting COVID-19 or if the severity will be worse.

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Scheduling of Nicotine Vaping Products

Posted on April 26, 2022July 21, 2022 by admin.wardmm

As of the 1st of October 2021, nicotine for use in e-cigarettes is now a Schedule 4 medicine.

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Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI) – Should They Stay, or Should They Go?

Posted on April 21, 2022July 21, 2022 by admin.wardmm

We are often asked whether PPIs should be continued or ceased. This week’s Clinical Pearl investigates reasons in favour and against deprescribing.

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Recent Newsletters

  • Propranolol Use in Oesophageal Varices: Caution in Deprescribing
  • Medications and the Psychotropic Register: To Record or Not To Record?
  • The Long and Short of Drug-Induced QTc Prolongation
  • The Use of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) with Coronavirus (COVID-19) at Nursing Home Level
  • Scheduling of Nicotine Vaping Products

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