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DTB Podcast
The Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB) Podcast is your source for practical, independent, and evidence-based information on drugs, medication, and prescribing. Join the Editor-in-Chief and Deputy Editor of DTB each month as they discuss the key highlights of the latest issue. DTB - dtb.bmj.com - is published by BMJ Group, and offers rigorous, independent evaluations and practical advice on treatments and disease management for doctors, pharmacists, and healthcare professionals. Subscribe to the DTB Podcast and get the latest drug and therapeutic insights.
Episodes
Thursday Mar 13, 2014
Thursday Mar 13, 2014
Welcome to a new series of DTB podcasts that are being recorded monthly to coincide with the release of the print issue of DTB.James Cave (DTB Editor in Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss the contents of the February 2014 issue of DTB:Editorial - Describing deprescribing Article - Dapoxetine for premature ejaculationArticle - Management of adults with PTSD DTB Select - Further restrictions on the use of strontium ranelateRead all the articles here: dtb.bmj.com/content/52/3.toc
Thursday Feb 13, 2014
Thursday Feb 13, 2014
Welcome to a new series of DTB podcasts that are being recorded monthly to coincide with the release of the print issue of DTB.James Cave (DTB Editor in Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss the contents of the February 2014 issue of DTB: Editorial - What price change? Article - Interactions with herbal products: what do we know?Article - Azelastine and fluticasone nasal spray: any advantage?DTB Select - Cardiovascular risk with medicines containing sodiumdtb.bmj.comRead all the articles here: http://dtb.bmj.com/content/52/2.toc
Thursday May 02, 2013
Thursday May 02, 2013
A monthly audio round-up detailing the contents of the latest issue of DTB.HIV services - what role for primary care?DTB Select: 7 - August 2011The place of routine HIV testingWhat role for ▼prucalopride in constipation?
Thursday May 02, 2013
Thursday May 02, 2013
A monthly audio round-up detailing the contents of the latest issue of DTB.Articles:Adults with ADHD: ignored and under treatedDTB Select: 6 - July 2011Management of acute infective conjunctivitisSystemic lupus erythematosus - an update
Thursday May 02, 2013
Thursday May 02, 2013
A monthly audio round-up detailing the contents of the latest issue of DTB.Articles:Sunscreen SPFs: clear as daylight?DTB Select: 5 | June 2011▼Ticagrelor for acute coronary syndrome?Do sunscreens have a role in preventing skin cancer?
Thursday May 02, 2013
Thursday May 02, 2013
This month’s issue considers whether use of sunscreens helps to prevent skin cancer.This podcast focuses on these topics and related issues, and involves discussion between Brian Diffey (Emeritus Professor of Photobiology at Newcastle University), Ike Iheanacho and David Phizackerley (Editor and Deputy Editor, DTB, respectively).Accompanying this is an editorial that questions recent public health guidance on sunscreens from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.Articles:Sunscreen SPFs: clear as daylight?Do sunscreens have a role in preventing skin cancer?
Thursday May 02, 2013
Thursday May 02, 2013
A monthly audio round-up detailing the contents of the latest issue of DTB.Articles:PPIs: too much of a good thing?DTB Select: 4 | May 2011Managing diffuse oesophageal spasmNanomedicines - what are they?Update: Artemisinins in malaria treatment in the UK
Thursday May 02, 2013
Thursday May 02, 2013
A monthly audio round-up detailing the contents of the latest issue of DTB.Articles:Herbal medicine - all changeDTB Select: 3 | April 2011Curing patients with liver metastases from colorectal cancerRoflumilast for severe COPD?
Thursday May 02, 2013
Thursday May 02, 2013
A monthly audio round-up detailing the contents of the latest issue of DTB.Articles:Don’t bank on savingsDTB Select: 2 | March 2011OTC tranexamic acid for heavy menstrual bleeding – an updatePost-exposure prophylaxis for HIVPain management programmes for chronic pain?
Thursday May 02, 2013
Thursday May 02, 2013
A monthly audio round-up detailing the contents of the latest issue of DTB.Articles:Playing the numbers gameCan beta-blockers be used for people with COPD?OTC tranexamic acid for heavy menstrual bleeding?Which oral aminosalicylate for ulcerative colitis?









