Pub Date : 2024-06-02DOI: 10.12968/jprp.2024.6.6.262
J. Davies
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Pub Date : 2024-06-02DOI: 10.12968/jprp.2024.6.6.244
Ruth Beveridge, Garry Swann
Acute sore throat is a frequent cause of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in primary care, despite the majority of cases being viral in nature. Following changes in consulting behaviour, many patients are now turning to emergency departments for their primary care needs. The aim of this study was to determine whether clinical scores are used between staff groups when treating acute tonsillitis in an emergency department and whether antibiotics are prescribed appropriately. A retrospective service evaluation of patients diagnosed with ‘tonsillitis’ in the emergency department over a 12-month period was conducted. Patient records were reviewed for Centor or FeverPAIN scoring documentation, antibiotic prescriptions and the clinician group providing treatment. The review found that a clinical score was documented for only 38 patients and that 44% of antibiotics were prescribed inappropriately. It is concluded that clinical scores are not being used appropriately in the emergency department to guide antibiotic prescribing for tonsillitis, leading to a high number of inappropriate prescriptions.
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Pub Date : 2024-06-02DOI: 10.12968/jprp.2024.6.6.226
Sharon Rees
In this column, Sharon Rees aims to refresh knowledge and interest in some of the commonly used drugs in a series of posts on X. This month she is talking about #inclisiran
在本专栏中，莎伦-里斯（Sharon Rees）希望通过一系列关于 X 的文章，让大家重新认识和了解一些常用药物。
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Pub Date : 2024-06-02DOI: 10.12968/jprp.2024.6.6.240
George Winter
In this month's article, George Winter discusses how attention has been turning increasingly towards a natural antibacterial phenomenon that could influence the treatment of bacterial infections
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Pub Date : 2024-06-02DOI: 10.12968/jprp.2024.6.6.254
Margot McCulloch, Alison F Wood
Research has identified continuing professional development for active prescribers to be a challenge; particularly a lack of confidence and anxiety around prescribing. Anecdotally, support to regain prescribing knowledge and competence to facilitate safe prescribing requires some exploration for organisations, mangers and practitioners. To obtain an insight into practitioners’ experiences of returning to prescribing in their clinical role following a period of non-activity. Online semi-structured interviews with five prescribers were conducted, with interview transcripts thematically analysed by the research team. Four themes were generated: individual; the team; the organisation; and the mismatch between the three. Considering these results is important to support those who return to prescribing to ensure safe and effective practice, and a positive experience for all involved.
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Pub Date : 2024-06-02DOI: 10.12968/jprp.2024.6.6.232
Aysha Mendes
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Pub Date : 2024-06-02DOI: 10.12968/jprp.2024.6.6.234
Deborah Robertson
Deborah Robertson provides an overview of recently published articles that may be of interest to non-medical prescribers. Should you wish to look at any of the papers in more detail, a full reference is provided
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