Managing Raynaud’s phenomenon
As temperatures lower, pharmacists are more likely to encounter people with Raynaud’s phenomenon. Susan Allan explains
Failings in the system - a case study (root cause analysis)
Graham Lavender, a supplementary prescriber in a GP practice, uses root cause analysis to look at how a patient could have been allowed to take two beta-blockers for over a year
Metronidazole causes an unexpected rise in INR in anticoagulated patients even after warfarin has been stopped
Interaction between metronidazole and warfarin is thought to potentiate the anticoagulant effect of warfarin. In this article, the authors propose mechanisms for this interaction, based on three case studies
