Podcasts by DTB podcast

May 2022 - an apology, international drug bulletins, mirtazapine and oral antivirals for covid-19 from 2022-04-26T03:13:09

In this podcast, James Cave (Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (Deputy Editor) provide an overview of the May 2022 issue of DTB. They talk about drug bulletins across the world and the role o...

DTB turns 60! Plus: conflicts of interest, harms from nitrofurantoin and hypertension in pregnancy from 2022-03-22T04:28:46

In this podcast, James Cave (Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (Deputy Editor) provide an overview of the April 2022 issue of DTB. They talk about DTB's 60th anniversary, the importance of in...

March 2022 - Paracetamol and blood pressure, greener inhalers, harms from medicines and naldemedine from 2022-02-22T16:19:11

In this podcast, James Cave (Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (Deputy Editor) provide an overview of the March 2022 issue of DTB. They talk about paracetamol and its effect on blood pressure...

Overprescribing, overuse of short-acting beta agonists, inflammatory bowel disease in pregnancy from 2022-01-25T05:53:25

In this podcast, James Cave (Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (Deputy Editor) provide an overview of the February 2022 issue of DTB. They talk about some of the details from a national repor...

January 2022 - Molnupiravir, potentially harmful prescribing and antidepressant withdrawal reactions from 2021-12-18T20:27:52

In this podcast, James Cave (Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (Deputy Editor) provide an overview of the January 2022 issue of DTB. They discuss the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regu...

Dec 2021 - Overprescribing, BP monitor accuracy, topical steroids, and bremelanotide and flibanserin from 2021-11-22T01:13:28

In this podcast, James Cave (Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (Deputy Editor) provide an overview of the December issue of DTB. They discuss a recently published national report on overpresc...

November 2021 - Drugs to avoid, penicillin allergy and a new drug for osteoporosis from 2021-10-24T22:56:07

In this podcast, James Cave (Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (Deputy Editor) provide an overview of the November issue of DTB. They discuss a French initiative that identifies a range of dr...

October 2021 - Desogestrel POM to P, PCI in stable IHD, and migraine in pregnancy from 2021-09-29T09:35:03

In this podcast, James Cave (Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (Deputy Editor) provide an overview of the October issue of DTB. They discuss the impact of making desogestrel contraceptives av...

September 2021: Aducanumab for Alzheimer's, antibiotics, shared-decision making, and dental health from 2021-08-23T08:00:07

In this podcast, James Cave (Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (Deputy Editor) provide an overview of the September issue of DTB. They discuss the US FDA's controversial decision to license a...

August 2021. Community pharmacy discharge medicines service: a step towards improved patient safety? from 2021-07-26T09:06:19

In this podcast, James Cave (Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (Deputy Editor) provide an overview of the August issue of DTB (https://dtb.bmj.com/content/59/8). The editors talk about the MH...

July 2021 - Chloramphenicol eye drops, boron, infants and fertility from 2021-06-23T07:30:50

In this podcast, James Cave (Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (Deputy Editor) provide an overview of the July issue of DTB. The editors catch up on developments with proposals for all doctor...

June 2021 - COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy from 2021-05-24T07:50:32

In this podcast, James Cave (Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (Deputy Editor) review the June issue of DTB. The list of articles mentioned in this podcast:The Editorial “COVID-19 vaccinatio...

May 2021 - Time for transparency from 2021-04-26T09:08:39

In this podcast, James Cave (Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (Deputy Editor) review the May issue of DTB. In light of the "First do no harm" report, the editorial discusses the need for a m...

April 2021 - Asthma, a disease of variability from 2021-03-22T10:19:48

In this podcast, James Cave (Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (Deputy Editor) review the April issue of DTB. The editorial discusses variability in the management of people with severe asthm...

March 2021 - Opioid safety: striking the right balance from 2021-02-23T08:40:18

In this podcast, James Cave (Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (Deputy Editor) review the March issue of DTB (https://dtb.bmj.com/content/59/3). The editorial discusses a national safety aler...

February 2021 - Why vaccines matter from 2021-01-25T09:00:34

In this podcast, James Cave (Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (Deputy Editor) discuss the February issue of DTB. This includes an editorial that highlights the benefits associated with the h...

January 2021 - COVID-19 vaccination: we need more than the ‘mum test’ from 2021-01-04T20:30:05

In this podcast, James Cave (Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (Deputy Editor) discuss the January issue of DTB (https://dtb.bmj.com/content/59/1). This includes an editorial that highlights ...

COVID-19 vaccines - getting the information right from 2020-11-27T18:55:05

In this podcast James Cave (Editor in Chief) and David Phizackerley (Deputy Editor) discuss some of the challenges associated with the national COVID-19 vaccination programme. In particular, they h...

December 2020 - Hype and hope of bedtime dosing of antihypertensives from 2020-11-25T09:16:48

In this podcast, James Cave (Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (Deputy Editor) preview the December issue of DTB. This includes an editorial that discusses the results of a study that suggest...

November 2020 - Chronic pain (analgesia armageddon) from 2020-10-26T10:33:53

In this podcast, James Cave (Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (Deputy Editor) preview the November issue of DTB. This includes an editorial that focuses on the National Institute of Health a...

October 2020 - Making medicines safer? from 2020-09-28T07:46:39

A socially distanced podcast with James Cave (Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (Deputy Editor) previewing the October issue of DTB. This includes an editorial that discusses the harms caused...

September 2020 - Dilemmas in commissioning biological therapies from 2020-08-24T07:25:12

As we continue with our socially distanced DTB podcasts James Cave (Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (Deputy Editor) provide an overview of the September issue of DTB. This includes an edito...

August 2020 - Virtual revolution from 2020-07-27T10:41:44

Another socially distanced DTB podcast features James Cave (Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (Deputy Editor) who provide an overview of the August issue of DTB. This includes an editorial di...

Low-dose aspirin for prevention of pre-eclampsia: when over the counter just isn’t from 2020-06-22T08:57:51

Another socially distanced DTB podcast features James Cave (Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (Deputy Editor), who provide an overview of the July issue of DTB. This includes an editorial tha...

Deprescribing in the time of COVID-19 from 2020-05-27T11:28:28

With the coronavirus pandemic restrictions still in place, this socially distanced DTB podcast features James Cave (Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (Deputy Editor), who provide an overview ...

Improving consultations with children and adolescents, plus treating Covid-19 with ibuprofen from 2020-04-27T16:16:39

As the UK continues to be in lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic, this podcast only features David Phizackerley, DTB's Deputy Editor, who provides a brief overview of the May issue of DTB....

April 2020 - Lung volume in COPD: when less is more from 2020-03-24T19:06:40

In April's podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss lung volume reduction surgery for patients with emphysema-predominant COPD (https://dtb.bmj.c...

March 2020 - Dapagliflozin for type 1 diabetes: ensuring benefits outweigh the risks from 2020-02-26T08:11:18

In March's podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss the decision to extend the license for dapagliflozin 5 mg tablets to include use by people wi...

February 2020 - Registering our interest from 2020-01-27T14:14:39

In February's podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) consider the impact of conflicts of interest and highlight the need to establish comprehensive reg...

Melatonin for jet lag from 2019-12-20T15:35:57

In this podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss a formulation of melatonin that has been licensed in the UK for the management of jet lag. The e...

January 2020 - Polypharmacy and deprescribing: just ask the patient from 2019-12-16T08:38:50

In January's podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) consider the burden of overprescribing and discuss how to tackle some of the barriers to deprescrib...

December 2019 - Has the polypill finally proven its worth? from 2019-11-25T10:15:33

In December's podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) consider the results of a recent study that assessed the effect of a combination pill containing a...

November 2019 - Meeting QOF hypertension targets but failing the patient from 2019-10-23T07:27:51

In November's podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss whether primary care targets for managing blood pressure control in older people are achie...

October 2019 -Medicines optimisation: time to review fibrates? from 2019-09-23T09:17:56

In October's podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss wide variation in the use of fibrates and the need for clinicians to consider whether their...

September 2019 - Social prescribing: right idea, wrong name? from 2019-08-27T07:40:01

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...

August 2019: Time to speed up the diagnosis of pre-eclampsia from 2019-07-22T08:01:58

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 spee...

July 2019: It is hard work being a patient from 2019-06-19T07:22:19

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 cli...

June 2019: If the drugs don’t work from 2019-05-29T09:01:53

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 medicine...

May 2019: The new GP contract - an opportunity for drugs and therapeutics from 2019-05-15T07:53:14

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 ...

April 2019: DOAC dosing in renal impairment from 2019-03-20T11:23:38

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 peo...

March 2019: A new direction for diabetes from 2019-02-25T09:46:59

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 typ...

February 2019: The past, present and future of inhaled corticosteroids for COPD from 2019-01-21T10:35:57

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/...

January 2019: Challenging the supremacy of intravenous antibiotics from 2018-12-14T08:27:32

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 ...

December 2018: Information on medicines for patients from 2018-11-16T09:10:21

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 ...

November 2018: Travelling with medicines from 2018-10-17T09:00:32

In November's podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss a recent study that compared a coordinated, multi-professional, multi-faceted primary care...

October 2018: atrial fibrillation, opioids for chronic pain and over-the-counter sildenafil from 2018-10-08T08:22:33

In October's podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss the place of population screening for atrial fibrillation and the need for more evidence to...

Here's your New DTB! from 2018-09-12T08:34:26

In September's podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) highlight some of the changes to DTB that have taken place this month and discuss the background ...

August 2018: what’s your position on giving birth? from 2018-08-06T14:13:36

In the August's podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss the results of an awarding research paper that assessed the impact of spending the secon...

July 2018: managing herbal-drug interactions from 2018-07-11T07:49:01

In July’s podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss the risk of drug interactions with herbal medicines. Read the editorial: https://dtb.bmj.com/c...

June 2018: Antidepressants - there is no news from 2018-07-02T10:34:26

In the June’s podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss whether a recently published large meta-analysis on the effectiveness of antidepressants t...

May 2018: Does pulmonary rehabilitation need more PR? from 2018-05-09T09:56:05

In this month’s podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss the evidence for pulmonary rehabilitation for COPD and highlight the need for more publi...

April 2018: STOMP - time to make more noise from 2018-04-11T08:42:45

In this month’s podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss a national campaign in England that is tackling the inappropriate use of antipsychotic a...

March 2018: Do hypertension guidelines put the person first? from 2018-03-12T09:35:03

In this month’s podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss some of the difficulties in implementing clinical guidelines for the management of eleva...

February 2018: Clinical guidelines - more PDAs please from 2018-02-09T11:22:44

In this month’s podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss the importance of developing patient decision aids to support the implementation of clin...

January 2018: No alchemy for obesity from 2018-01-02T14:11:45

In this month’s podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss the importance of exercise, diet and behaviour modification in the management of obesity...

December 2017: Shared care protocols – have they had their day? from 2017-12-04T11:20:33

In this month’s podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss the challenge of prescribing specialist drugs in primary care and highlight problems ass...

November 2017: Prescribing in pregnancy - stop stopping and start planning from 2017-11-06T13:52:33

In this month’s podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss the challenges associated with prescribing for long-term conditions in women who are pre...

October 2017: Flagging risk from 2017-10-09T08:08:29

In this month’s podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss the fragmented approach to communicating additional risk minimisation measures for medic...

September 2017: Vitamin D and adolescents: a forgotten ‘at risk’ group? from 2017-09-04T10:14:04

In this month’s podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss vitamin D deficiency in teenagers and highlight the challenge of implementing national r...

August 2017: What price drugs online? from 2017-07-26T13:03:08

In this month’s podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss the supply of medicines from online primary care services (article here: http://dtb.bmj....

July 2017: The good, the bad and the ugly from 2017-07-05T08:34:02

In this month’s podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss the role of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) in the management of psychiatric disorders. ...

June 2017: Turning the tide of high-dose inhaled corticosteroids from 2017-06-05T11:12:56

In this month’s podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss the use of high-dose inhaled corticosteroids in asthma and COPD. The editors also high...

May 2017: Rational rationing in the NHS? from 2017-05-03T08:07:18

In this month’s podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss attempts by the NHS in England to target £400m of prescribing expenditure that is report...

April 2017: Prevention of type 2 diabetes - where do you draw the line? from 2017-03-28T08:27:28

In this month’s podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss a national initiative to identify and manage people at high risk of developing type 2 di...

March 2017: Better PrEParation needed? from 2017-03-14T08:07:40

In this month’s podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss some of the implications related to funding of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for human...

February 2017: Spironolactone - potion or poison? from 2017-02-06T12:24:32

In this month’s podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss the risk of hyperkalaemia associated with spironolactone in people with heart failure. T...

January 2017: Sore throat test and treat - a £34 million question? from 2017-01-09T09:51:24

In this month’s podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss a proposal from NHS England to introduce a sore throat test-and-treat service in communi...

December 2016: Wise words on prescription of medicines and treatment decisions from 2016-11-21T13:08:03

"Clarity begins at home". In this podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) start by remembering DTB's founding editor, Andrew Herxheimer's golden rules f...

November 2016: Rubella immunisation. Check vaccination history from 2016-11-07T14:06:17

In this month’s podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss changes to the rubella screening programme and the need to ensure that MMR vaccinations ...

October 2016: the dangers of a quicker authorisation process for drugs from 2016-10-21T14:46:32

Why should we worry about the new European Medicines Agency (EMA) pilot project to accelerate the approval of new drugs? James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) ...

September 2016: Last orders for nalmefene in the management of alcohol dependence? from 2016-08-24T09:43:57

In this month’s podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss the use of nalmefene in the management of alcohol dependence. Although the drug has been...

August 2016: Better guidelines. Capsaicin for diabetic neuropathy. Excipients in medicines from 2016-08-08T10:42:24

In this month’s podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss the presentation of guidelines and ways of making them more accessible. Read the full ed...

July 2016: Where next for rationing medicines? Vitamins during pregnancy: a big marketing campaign? from 2016-07-07T09:59:20

In this podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss proposals to stop the prescription of some medicines and foods in order to help manage the defic...

June 2016: Problems with botanicals; a new drug for heart failure; frailty and deprescribing from 2016-05-25T10:52:46

In this podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss the use of herbal products. They also develop the highlights of the articles: Articles: "Frailty...

May 2016: supporting learning disabilities; new drugs for orthostatic hypotension and ADHD from 2016-05-09T12:04:42

In this podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss health checks for young people with learning disabilities and review two recently licensed drugs...

April 2016: the cancer drugs fund for England, restless legs and animal-derived content in medicines from 2016-04-06T14:53:26

In this podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss the Cancer Drug Fund for England; review a new indication for the combination of oxycodone and ...

March 2016 Issue: Testosterone replacement therapy and a new antidepressant from 2016-03-01T16:05:36

In this podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss testosterone replacement therapy; review the new antidepressant vortioxetine; and consider the i...

February 2016 issue: Too many options, too little choice in COPD? from 2016-02-04T08:54:33

In this podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss the proliferation of new drugs for managing COPD; review two new lipid-lowering drugs (evolocuma...

January 2016 issue: NHS Health Checks, Adolescent Adherence and Management of Dry Eye from 2016-01-08T14:03:08

In this podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss NHS Health Checks in England; the challenges facing young people taking medicines for long-term ...

December 2015 issue: Cost-effectiveness of drugs on long term conditions from 2015-12-01T11:39:09

In this podcast, James Cave (DTB Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (DTB Deputy Editor) discuss stopping rules for medicines used to manage long-term conditions; naloxegol for the management o...

In this issue: November 2015 from 2015-11-09T15:22:25

Welcome to the DTB podcast, which is 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 th...

In this issue: September 2015 from 2015-10-02T14:09:37

Welcome to the DTB podcast, which is 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 th...

In this issue: October 2015 from 2015-10-02T12:52:48

Welcome to the DTB podcast, which is 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 th...

In this issue: August 2015 from 2015-08-18T14:28:54

Welcome to the DTB podcast, which is 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 th...

In this issue - July 2015 from 2015-07-07T09:54:12

Welcome to the DTB podcast, which is 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 th...

In this issue - June 2015 from 2015-07-07T09:28:32

Welcome to the DTB podcast, which is 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) di...

In this issue - May 2015 from 2015-06-29T15:19:43

Welcome to the DTB podcast, which is 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 th...

In this issue - April 2015 from 2015-05-19T16:25:37

Welcome to the DTB podcast, which is 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 th...

In this issue - February 2015 from 2015-04-22T13:26:20

Welcome to the DTB podcast, which is 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 th...

In this issue - March 2015 from 2015-03-23T15:18:48

Welcome to the DTB podcast, which is 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 th...

In this issue - January 2015 from 2015-01-28T11:43:45

Welcome to the DTB podcast, which is 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 th...

In this issue - December 2014 from 2014-12-05T12:02:50

Welcome to the DTB podcast, which is 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 th...

In this issue - November 2014 from 2014-11-11T14:33:15

Welcome to the DTB podcast, which is recorded monthly to coincide with the release of the print issue of DTB. James Cave (DTB Editor in Chief) and Caroline Blaine (DTB Clinical Editor) discuss the...

In this issue - October 2014 from 2014-10-07T13:38:48

Welcome to the DTB podcast, which is 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 th...

In this issue - September 2014 from 2014-09-16T16:33:34

Welcome to the DTB podcast, which is 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 th...

In this issue - August 2014 from 2014-07-30T15:28:33

Welcome to the DTB podcast, which is 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 th...

In this issue - July 2014 from 2014-07-16T18:21:01

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...

In this issue: June 2014 from 2014-06-09T13:08:32

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...

In this issue - May 2014 from 2014-05-16T15:32:23

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...

In this issue - April 2014 from 2014-05-07T09:57:51

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 ...

In this issue - March 2014 from 2014-03-13T16:28:46

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...

In this issue - February 2014 from 2014-02-13T10:15:56

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...

In this issue - August 2011 from 2013-05-02T14:49:07

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 2011

The place of routine HIV test...

In this issue - July 2011 from 2013-05-02T14:48:29

A monthly audio round-up detailing the contents of the latest issue of DTB.

Articles:

Adults with ADHD: ignored and under treated

DTB Select: 6 - July 2011

Management of ...

Sunscreens from 2013-05-02T14:47:53

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 (...

In this issue - June 2011 from 2013-05-02T14:47:17

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 c...

In this issue - May 2011 from 2013-05-02T14:45:22

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 2011

Managing diffuse oesophagea...

In this issue - April 2011 from 2013-05-02T14:44:12

A monthly audio round-up detailing the contents of the latest issue of DTB.

Articles:

Herbal medicine - all change

DTB Select: 3 | April 2011

Curing patients with liver m...

In this issue - March 2011 from 2013-05-02T14:43:35

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Don’t bank on savings

DTB Select: 2 | March 2011

OTC tranexamic acid for heavy menst...

In this issue - February 2011 from 2013-05-02T14:42:58

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Polypillomania

DTB Select: 1 ∣ February 2011

Reducing NSAID-induced gastrointestinal...

In this issue - January 2011 from 2013-05-02T14:42:22

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Playing the numbers game

Can beta-blockers be used for people with COPD?

OTC tranexa...

In this issue - December 2010 from 2013-05-02T14:41:34

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60 and counting

Which insulin, regimen and device in type 2 diabetes?

Targinact – op...

In this issue - November 2010 from 2013-05-02T14:40:35

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Price, pragmatism and prasugrel

Seasonal flu vaccination for healthcare workers?

Dro...

In this issue - October 2010 from 2013-05-02T14:39:55

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Back to the future

The use of ‘specials’ in primary care

OTC tamsulosin for benign p...

In this issue - September 2010 from 2013-05-02T14:38:25

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The price you pay

Management of corticosteroid-induced osteoporosis

What role for Ql...

Mixtard 30 from 2013-05-02T14:37:45

As part of DTB’s “Don’t Drop Mixtard” campaign, this podcast discusses the implications of the drug’s withdrawal from the UK market for people with diabetes, healthcare professionals and the NHS...

In this issue - August 2010 from 2013-05-02T14:36:47

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Mixtard 30 - going, going, gone?

Ulipristal – a new emergency contraceptive pill

Man...

In this issue - July 2010 from 2013-05-02T14:36:08

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Money, money, money

Preventing exacerbations in COPD

Febuxostat for gout

How m...

In this issue - June 2010 from 2013-05-02T14:35:29

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Why pregabalin? DTB 2010; 48: 61

Acupuncture for tension-type headaches and migraine DTB 2...

In this issue - May 2010 from 2013-05-02T14:34:45

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Alcoholic neglect DTB 2010; 48: 49

Liraglutide for type 2 diabetes? DTB 2010; 48: 50 - 3 Listen

In this issue - April 2010 from 2013-05-02T14:34:06

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The computer says “no”? DTB 2010; 48: 37

Silver dressings – do they work? DTB 2010; 48: 38...

Herbal medicines – what do clinicians know? from 2013-05-02T14:33:13

This month, we publish the results of a Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin Survey on Herbal Medicines, an online research designed to explore healthcare professionals’ knowledge of and attitudes tow...

In this issue - March 2010 from 2013-05-02T14:32:22

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A risky business? DTB 2010; 48: 25

Using NSAIDs in cardiovascular disease DTB 2010; 48: 26...

In this issue - February 2010 from 2013-05-02T14:31:12

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Patient safety first? DTB 2010; 48: 13

Management of community-associated MRSA DTB 2010; 4...

In this issue - January 2010 from 2013-05-02T14:30:14

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More on high street mole checks DTB 2010; 48: 1

Management of medication overuse headache ...

In this issue - December 2009 from 2013-05-02T14:29:24

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C. difficile outside hospital DTB 2009; 47: 133

Managing gastro-oesophageal reflux in infa...

In this issue - November 2009 from 2013-05-02T14:28:39

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Uncommon knowledge DTB 2009; 47: 121

Aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular dise...

In this issue - October 2009 from 2013-05-02T14:27:50

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Generically speaking DTB 2009; 47: 109

Does BNP testing aid diagnosis of heart failure? DT...

Tamiflu - the wrong message? from 2013-05-02T14:26:54

The widespread use of oseltamivir (Tamiflu) has been a key strategy in tackling the H1N1 ‘swine flu’ pandemic in the UK. However, there have been growing concerns about the communication of this...

In this issue - September 2009 from 2013-05-02T14:26:08

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Tamiflu − the wrong message? DTB 2009; 47: 97

Self-monitoring for patients on warfarin? DT...

In this issue - August 2009 from 2013-05-02T14:25:23

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How to misinform patients DTB 2009; 47: 85

Management of carpal tunnel syndrome DTB 2009; ...

In this issue - July 2009 from 2013-05-02T14:24:30

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Only in England DTB 2009; 47: 73

Melatonin for primary insomnia? DTB 2009; 47: 74 - 77

In this issue - June 2009 from 2013-05-02T14:23:16

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Real costs of end-of-life drugs DTB 2009; 47: 61

Management of benign paroxysmal positiona...

Real costs of end-of-life drugs from 2013-05-02T14:22:25

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 patie...

In this issue - May 2009 from 2013-05-02T14:21:19

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The mad world of epilepsy drugs DTB 2009; 47: 49

Update on treatments for head lice DTB 20...

In this issue - April 2009 from 2013-05-02T14:20:33

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What are you on? DTB 2009; 47: 37

Preventing recurrent venous thromboembolism. DTB 2009; 4...

What are you on? from 2013-05-02T14:10:56

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 p...

Mole checks on the high street from 2013-05-02T14:09:53

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 t...