Training and Development

Information resources for advice on HRT

26 June 2024SPS and other information resources to help healthcare professionals provide advice on the menopause and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) decision making.

Calculating and using the Child-Pugh score

14 June 2024The Child-Pugh score is used to estimate the severity of liver disease in patients with cirrhosis, and by drug manufacturers to suggest dose adjustments.

Understanding drug interactions

22 May 2024This article discusses different mechanisms of drug interactions. We link to other SPS articles to help support decision making.

Information resources for managing medicines in liver impairment

1 May 2024SPS and other information resources to help healthcare professionals provide advice on medicines in liver impairment.

Assessing liver function and interpreting liver blood tests

1 May 2024We explain how to assess liver function including the purpose of liver blood tests, how to interpret them and what to do if they are abnormal.

Questions to ask when giving medicines advice in liver impairment

1 May 2024Information should be gathered about the history of liver impairment or the type of liver disease to enable a risk assessment and decisions about treatment.

Calculating kidney function

16 April 2024We explain the different methods and their limitations that are used to measure kidney function. These methods are not interchangeable.

Mental health medicines: resources to support answering questions

9 January 2024Suggested resources to help primary care healthcare professionals find information on psychotropic and other medicines used in psychiatry

Manual dexterity: supporting adherence

20 December 2023Interventions and tools to help improve medication adherence, where manual dexterity (capability) has been identified as a factor

Defining and understanding medication adherence

20 December 2023Definitions, evidence and the importance of effective consultations, with tools and interventions to facilitate medication adherence.