Benzodiazepine exposure and 6-month mortality in older adults post-hospitalization: time to consider deprescribing? AbstractBackground. Benzodiazepines (BZDs) are commonly used in older populations despite their association with multiple adverse outcomes. However, the im

💡 In older adults, deprescribing benzodiazepines is associated with a reduced mortality risk (-41%) 6 months post-hospitalisation.

Those RXed BZDs at discharge had a x1.64 higher risk of all-cause mortality than BZD non-users.

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Patient safety involving injectable medication in community end-of-life care needs improvements in symptom control care to ensure access to assessment, prescriptions, continuity & rapid visits to administer medication doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @drbenbowers.bsky.social @dphpc.bsky.social @eng.cam.ac.uk

In tomorrow's episode of #TalkingMeds @jonathanunderhill.pharmsky.app talks to @formulazoeg.bsky.social about 'Prescribing Hot Topics' - including recent @nicecomms.bsky.social and @mhragovuk.bsky.social changes.

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Join Zoe Girdis for our Prescribing Mastery webinar on 'GI focus on PPI reviews'.

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Join Pharmacist Prescriber Zoe Girdis as she reviews last week's informative Mastering Prescribing for Pain Management session.

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MHRA approves UK’s first new type of antibiotic for urinary tract infections in nearly 30 years As with any medicine, the MHRA will keep the safety of gepotidacin under close review.

MHRA approves UK’s first new type of antibiotic for urinary tract infections in nearly 30 years

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New living clinical practice guideline: Cardiovascular, kidney related, and weight loss effects of therapeutics for type 2 diabetes

See our #BMJInfographic for a visual summary of the recommendations
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Zoe Girdis will be talking about how to master patients' pain management needs at her next Prescribing Mastery webinar.

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Join @formulazoeg.bsky.social at her next Prescribing Mastery webinar, where she'll be running her second session about Prescribing for Insomnia.

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Join @formulazoeg.bsky.social for our second Prescribing Mastery session on 'mastering prescribing for menopause'.

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RPS coat of arms

Many congratulations to the 28 new RPS Fellows appointed today. RPS Fellowship signifies the high esteem in which members are held by their peers.

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Comparative Safety of Medications for Severe Agitation: A Geriatric Emergency Department Guidelines 2.0 Systematic Review Background Managing undifferentiated, severe agitation in older adults may require antipsychotic or sedative medications to prevent harm to self or others. Unfortunately, these medications are assoc.....

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1/ 🚨 New study alert! 🚨 Excited to share GEDG's latest on managing severe agitation in older adults. Antipsychotics or sedatives can lead to serious adverse events. Benzodiazepines, especially midazolam, pose the highest risk. Quetiapine shows fewer adverse events.

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Coroner writes to ICB following death of patient who took too many of their prescribed drugs A coroner has written to Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board (ICB) voicing concerns over long wait times for mental health therapy support following the death of a patient who had taken too many…

A coroner has written to #GreaterManchesterICB voicing concerns over long wait times for mental health therapy support following the death of a patient who had taken too many prescribed painkillers

#patientsafety #overdose #mentalhealth

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Vaccines save lives. Pass it on.

⭐️Is it mandatory to apply NICE guidelines?⭐️
See what NICE say at the beginning of each guideline ⬇️
They are a GUIDE
They offer evidence based information.
Patients are free to decide.
Clinicians can offer options & advice, and are not accountable for patients' decisions
Agree?

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Would really love to see a good turnout figure, which reflects the passion & dedication I see and feel so often in our profession.
This is a real chance for change but we must be patient to get this right.

It would be fantastic to hear your experiences in managing patients with HF. Have you been engaging in a patient centred way or do you feel compelled to tick boxes ? Come and share what it’s like for you and why ?
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Supporting patients during Ramadan

We’ve updated our fasting guide to ensure you can confidently support your patients who are fasting during Ramadan.

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WORRYING ABOUT SLEEP? That may be part of the problem. YouTube video by Sleepwell / Mieux Dormir

Catch up on Sleepwell’s 2nd national webinar "Worrying About Sleep? That May Be Part of the Problem" featuring guest speaker and sleep expert Dr. Malgorzata Rajda!

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Inhaler return to pharmacies part of updated NHS Green plan guidance Patients should be encouraged to return used or expired inhalers to community pharmacies for appropriate disposal, as part of “key actions” identified in updated NHS England ‘Green plan guidance’.…

Patients are encouraged to return used or expired inhalers to community pharmacies under NHS England ‘Green plan guidance’
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Campaign to give NHS pharmacists mandated protected learning time launched by the Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists The Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists (GHP) has launched a campaign calling for pharmacists working in the NHS to have a minimum of 10% of their contracted hours protected for supporting professional…

The Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists is calling for pharmacists working in the NHS to have a minimum of 10% of their contracted hours protected for supporting professional activities
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This is an area we sadly often prescribe to checklists , slave away to guidelines and forget about the patient sitting in front of us and what matters most to them.
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Looking for new sources of clinical evidence to help you make smarter decisions about patient treatment?

On 25 Feb @juliantreadwell.bsky.social of @bristoluni.bsky.social reveals how the GP Evidence website can be the goldmine of information you're looking for.

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🚨Only 3 Months of Anticholinergic use linked with 46% Higher Dementia Risk 🚨

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This meta-analysis (21 studies, 645K+ patients) finds long-term anticholinergic use (3+ months) significantly raises dementia risk—with strongest links to bladder, antidepressant & allergy meds.

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Clinical pharmacists in GP practices improve quality of prescribing, study suggests Clinical pharmacists working in GP practices make “statistically significant” improvements in the quality of prescribing, according to a study published in the British Journal of General Practice. As…

Study results show that employing a clinical pharmacist in GP practices leads to significant reductions in the total costs of medicines, the total number of opioid prescriptions and the average quantity of anxiolytics per 1,000 patients
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