DTB Podcast

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The Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB) Podcast is your source for practical, independent, and evidence-based information on drugs, medication, and prescribing.

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DTB Podcast episodes:

August 27, 2019 September 2019 - Social prescribing: right idea, wrong name?
In September's podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss the roll out of social prescribing across the NHS in England. The editors also talk about a new formulation of naloxone for emergency treatment of opioid overdose in adults and review a case that involved successful thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke after using idarucizumab to reverse the action of dabigatran etexilate.
To read any of the September articles, please visit: https://dtb.bmj.com/content/57/9.
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July 22, 2019 August 2019: Time to speed up the diagnosis of pre-eclampsia
In August's podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss pre-eclampsia and the benefit of measuring the level of placental growth factor to help speed up diagnosis. The editors also talk about the challenge of communicating evidence to patients and review a case of complex encephalopathy arising from the combination of opioids and gabapentin.
Read the full issue: https://dtb.bmj.com/content/57/8.
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June 19, 2019 July 2019: It is hard work being a patient
In July's podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss the work that patients have to do to manage their health and how this is not recognised by clinical guidelines. The editors also talk about the non-drug management of low back pain and discuss a case of metformin-associated lactic acidosis precipitated by liraglutide use.
Read the full issue: dtb.bmj.com/content/57/7.
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May 29, 2019 June 2019: If the drugs don’t work
In June's podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) consider the European Medicines Agency's decision to amend the licence for omega-3 fatty acid medicines so that they will no longer be authorised for secondary prevention after myocardial infarction. The editors also review ospemifene, a new medicine for the management of vulvar and vaginal atrophy and discuss a case of delusional infestation in the treatment of ADHD with atomoxetine.
Read the full issue: https://dtb.bmj.com/content/57/6.
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May 15, 2019 May 2019: The new GP contract - an opportunity for drugs and therapeutics
In May's podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) highlight some of the opportunities for drugs and therapeutics in the new GP contract for England. The editors also talk about the management of chronic cough and discuss a case of acute liver failure associated with a short course of nitrofuantoin.
Read the issue online: https://dtb.bmj.com/content/57/5.
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9min
March 20, 2019 April 2019: DOAC dosing in renal impairment
In April's podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) highlight some of the challenges of prescribing direct acting oral anticoagulant (DOAC) drugs for people with renal impairment. The editors also talk about the use of saline nasal irrigation and discuss central sensitisation syndrome.
Read the issue online: https://dtb.bmj.com/content/57/4.
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February 25, 2019 March 2019: A new direction for diabetes
In March's podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) get excited about the impact that the results of the Direct study could have on the management of type 2 diabetes. The editors also discuss the combination of doxylamine and pyridoxine for the treatment of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy and consider the role of primary care in supporting patients who are taking clozapine.
Read the full issue: https://dtb.bmj.com/content/57/3.
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14min
January 21, 2019 February 2019: The past, present and future of inhaled corticosteroids for COPD
In February's podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss the use of inhaled corticosteroids in the management of COPD (https://dtb.bmj.com/content/57/2/18). The editors also consider subclinical hypothyroidism in pregnancy (https://dtb.bmj.com/content/57/2/22) and discuss Gilbert’s syndrome (https://dtb.bmj.com/content/57/2/27).
Read the full issue: https://dtb.bmj.com/content/57/2
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9min
December 14, 2018 January 2019: Challenging the supremacy of intravenous antibiotics
In January's podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss whether intravenous antibiotics are always needed. The editors also consider the challenge of stopping antipsychotic drug treatment in people with intellectual disability and review a case of angioedema of the small bowel caused by lisinopril.
Read the issue: dtb.bmj.com/content/57/1.
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10min
November 16, 2018 December 2018: Information on medicines for patients
In December's podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss the conditional authorisation process for medicines and the need for clearer labelling of medicines that have been through this approval processes. The editors also consider common sources of information on medicines for patients and review a case of interstitial lung disease associated with adalimumab.
Read the issue: https://dtb.bmj.com/content/56/12.
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