Author: Clinical Rx

Medication management is a challenging process, and it becomes more difficult the more medications are involved. Polypharmacy relates to a patient taking more than one medication at the same time, …

Medications are essential to healthcare, providing the most common type of intervention when someone experiences a health issue. However, they may also be inefficiently prescribed, or not used correctly by …

It can be easy to dismiss advice recommending you attend regular health checks. If you feel well then it can seem like a pointless waste of time. Nevertheless, they are …

For some people, the changing of the seasons means the return or intensification of allergies. If you experience an adverse reaction to the increasing pollen count, there are preventative steps …

Behavioural health can have a substantial impact on health as a whole, but historically it has not been given the same attention as physical symptoms. Efforts are underway to change …

Clinical pharmacists are becoming an increasingly prominent element of many primary care teams. Their role in medication management can reduce prescription errors and generally improve the safety and wellbeing of …

It is easy for doctors and other healthcare professionals to lecture patients, but outcomes are generally improved when people can be actively involved in their own medical decisions. This means …

Mental health support has often lagged behind that for physical health, but there is an increasing realisation that this aspect of healthcare needs more research and funding. Better integrating mental …

It is easy for doctors and other healthcare professionals to lecture patients, but outcomes are generally improved when people can be actively involved in their own medical decisions. This means …

Visiting a GP practice doesn't always mean visiting a doctor. Other staff, from nurses to secretaries, are also essential to ensuring patients receive the best quality of care. Clinical Rx …