A new paper led by Emma Grahame-Clarke, Consultant Pharmacist and long-term contributor to SCRIPT, looks at the facilitators and barriers to non-medical prescribing. The paper is a systematic review of 42 relevant studies and be read in full at http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0196471
Updated module – Diabetes: Antihyperglycaemic Medicines
NICE has recently updated its guidance on ‘Type 2 diabetes in adults: management’. In a change to national guidance modified‑release metformin alongside an SGLT2 inhibitor is now recommended as first‑line treatment for adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus....