Measurement of renal function in patients starting on angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors within one week after commencement of treatment or dose adjustment is compulsory, and failure to do so would…
An audit in general practice – Getting a GRASP on heart failure
…licensed for HF use. Case notes were targeted for review if patients were taking just a loop diuretic or two or more HF medications. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) and Angiotensin…
Statin prescribing in Europe: a comparison of differences and potential impact on health outcomes
The benefit of treatment with HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) is unquestioned, with multiple studies over the last 20 years having shown that statins improve cardiovascular (CV) outcomes.1 Although all statins…
New drugs and where they fit in the treatment algorithm
…Clinical Guideline 66 on the management of type 2 diabetes that was published last year. These newer agents include the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors, thiazolidinediones (TZDs), the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)…