Medication safety shorts

Dr Frankel discusses the clinical benefits of SGLT2 inhibitors, the potential risk of euglycaemic diabetic ketoacidosis and how to manage their prescribing in both chronic kidney disease and acute kidney injury.

Dr Acheson on time-critical scheduled medications, which must be administered within 30 minutes before or after their scheduled dosing time, for a total window of 1 hour. For anyone with Parkinson's, the impact of not getting medication on time in hospital can be severe. 

Desmopressin is a drug that acts on the vasopressin receptors of the body. It has many relevant clinical uses, ranging from nocturnal enuresis to hemophilia. Professor Miles Levy explains the importance of prescribing desmopressin as a critical medication, getting early input from an endocrinology specialist and close assessment of fluid balance.

Professor Ketan Dhatariya on the prevalence of steroid use in the community and the impact of steroids on diabetes control.