How to be a good prescriber – 3 top tips
Information in this article can save a patients life
All good doctors are good prescribers. Bad prescribers are dangerous
Top Tip One
Use one drug in each drug category, e.g. dapagliflozin OR canagliflozin – and know the standard dose and frequency of that drug, dose adjustments (e.g. in CKD) and when not to use
Top Tip Two
Buy a clinical pharmacology textbook (paper or cyber) and keep it near you (and use it) when at work
Top Tip Three
Read the British National Formulary’s (BNF) guidance on good prescribing regularly (and follow them): https://bnf.nice.org.uk/medicines-guidance/guidance-on-prescribing/.
Last Reviewed on 19 April 2024