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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.
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Thursday May 02, 2013
Thursday May 02, 2013
A monthly audio round-up detailing the contents of the latest issue of DTB.Articles:How to misinform patients DTB 2009; 47: 85Management of carpal tunnel syndrome DTB 2009; 47: 86 - 89So, what exactly is a cytokine? DTB 2009; 47: 89 - 91Ezetimibe – an update DTB 2009; 47: 91 - 95Understanding statistical terms: 5 – systematic reviews and meta-analyses DTB 2009; 47: 95 - 96
Thursday May 02, 2013
Thursday May 02, 2013
A monthly audio round-up detailing the contents of the latest issue of DTB.Articles:Only in England DTB 2009; 47: 73Melatonin for primary insomnia? DTB 2009; 47: 74 - 77Which approach for first trimester miscarriage? DTB 2009; 47: 77 - 80What are excipients doing in medicinal products? DTB 2009; 47: 81 - 84
Thursday May 02, 2013
Thursday May 02, 2013
A monthly audio round-up detailing the contents of the latest issue of DTB.Articles:Real costs of end-of-life drugs DTB 2009; 47: 61Management of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo DTB 2009; 47: 62 - 66Interferon-gamma release assays and TB diagnosis DTB 2009; 47: 67 - 70Understanding statistical terms: 4 – Diagnostic tests DTB 2009; 47: 71 - 72
Thursday May 02, 2013
Thursday May 02, 2013
In January 2009, NICE began a policy for valuing the use of drugs for extending life in people with a short life-expectancy. This development arose from concerns that NICE had been denying patients life-extending treatments because they were too expensive. However, the new policy also raises important ethical and moral dilemmas. In this podcast Dr Martin Duerden, General Practitioner and member of the DTB editorial board, and Dr Ike Iheanacho, DTB Editor, discuss this policy and the issues it raises. This is an extension of our June 2009 Editorial, Real costs of end-of-life drugs DTB 2009; 47: 61.
Thursday May 02, 2013
Thursday May 02, 2013
A monthly audio round-up detailing the contents of the latest issue of DTB.Articles:The mad world of epilepsy drugs DTB 2009; 47: 49Update on treatments for head lice DTB 2009; 47: 50 - 52What role for colesevelam in cardiovascular prevention? DTB 2009; 47: 53 - 5Why look at an SPC? DTB 2009; 47: 56 - 58Understanding statistical terms: 3 DTB 2009; 47: 59 - 60
Thursday May 02, 2013
Thursday May 02, 2013
A monthly audio round-up detailing the contents of the latest issue of DTB.Articles:What are you on? DTB 2009; 47: 37Preventing recurrent venous thromboembolism. DTB 2009; 47: 38 - 41Drospirenone in HRT? DTB 2009; 47: 41 - 4The licensing of medicines in the UK. DTB 2009; 47: 45 – 48
Thursday May 02, 2013
Thursday May 02, 2013
Drugs prescribed and administered solely under specialist care or as part of clinical trials, without being specifically recorded in GPs’ prescribing systems, can have serious consequences for patient safety. Here, in our second podcast, Dr Pawan Randev, general practitioner and primary care cancer lead, and Dr Ike Iheanacho, DTB Editor, discuss these issues. This is an extension of our April 2009 Editorial, What are you on? (DTB 2009; 47: 37).
Thursday May 02, 2013
Thursday May 02, 2013
Early diagnosis in malignant melanoma is crucial to long-term survival. With this knowledge have come new imaging technologies for assessing suspect pigmented lesions. These, in turn, have led to privately run ‘high street mole clinics’. Here, in our first podcast, Dr Julia Schofield, Principal Lecturer in Dermatology at the University of Hertfordshire and member of the DTB editorial board, and Dr Ike Iheanacho, DTB Editor, discuss the place of these clinics. This is an extension of our March 2009 Editorial, Mole checks on the high street (DTB 2009; 47: 25).DTB articles you may be interested in:Mole checks on the high street. DTB 2009; 47: 25Minocycline for acne – an update. DTB 2009; 47: 7 - 8How should fungal nail infection be treated? DTB 2008; 46: 3 - 8Managing scalp ringworm in children. DTB 2007; 45: 89 - 92Bath emollients for atopic eczema: why use them? DTB 2007; 45: 73 - 5