Practice advice

Iron deficiency anaemia is a common condition that can be caused by low dietary intake of iron, reduced absorption, increased metabolic demand or blood loss. The mainstay of treatment is iron replacement

 

Can patients with peanut allergy take calcium and vitamin D supplements?

In this prescribing & medicines management article Edward Holloway and Neelam Sharma discuss how to recognise anaphylaxis and manage reactions in the community

Q. My husband has a leg ulcer and is complaining that the stuff they put on it feels too tight. He says it makes his leg ache and gives him pins and needles. Should the dressing do that? Do you think the nurse is doing something wrong?

A case study from the BNF looks at advice to give patients starting a proton pump inhibitor

A reminder of the initial advice they can give to patients prescribed angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors for hypertension. This article is the first in a series (“Let’s recap”) to support pharmacists with patient counselling.

Q. I’ve got a terrible cold and now my six-month-old has it too. I took a Lemsip on a couple of occasions, just to keep me going. Thing is, now my baby seems to be having difficulty breastfeeding. Do you think I need to see the GP? Should I have continued to breastfeed with a cold?

How are parenteral benzylpenicillins used in the treatment of syphilis?

Leila Taheri spoke to leading pharmacists with special interests to find
out the most important clinical developments of 2011 in their fields

What is medication-overuse headache and how is it managed?