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An estimated 1 million people in the UK take the anticoagulant medication warfarin. It reduces the risk of potentially seriously conditions such as deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, heart [...]

Delirium, or ‘acute confusional state’ is a common clinical syndrome characterised by disturbed consciousness, cognitive function or perception, which has an acute onset and fluctuating course. [...]

NICE has evaluated the erectile dysfunction drug avanafil. Erectile dysfunction is very common, effecting 52% of men aged 40 to 70 years, and has a wide range of causes, which may be related to [...]

Sepsis is a time-critical medical emergency, which can occur as part of the body’s response to infection. The resulting inflammatory response adversely affects tissues and organs. Unless treated [...]

It was estimated that approximately 7000 excess strokes and 12000 excess myocardial infarctions occurred in people with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in 2009–10. Strategies aimed at earlier [...]

This guideline offers best practice advice on the diagnosis, documentation and communication of drug allergy in adults, children and young people. All drugs have the potential to cause [...]

A patient safety alert has been issued by NHS England as part of its work to improve the quality and timeliness of communication with primary and social care when patients are discharged from [...]

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has launched an e-learning course on Anxiety disorders which forms part of the implementation strategy for NICE guidance. It provides [...]

The MHRA have recently launched an e-learning module on oral anticoagulants, which has been approved for CPD credits and is freely available. It outlines the key risks of warfarin and similar [...]