How to be a good prescriber – 3 top tips

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

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