The opiate prescribing debate

Injectable opiate prescribing in Cornwall

AIMS AND METHOD To compare local practice with national guidelines, examine the areas of divergence, and establish complication rates for methadone and diamorphine. Fifty-one patients from Cornwall treated with injectable methadone or diamorphine were interviewed using a standard questionnaire. RESULTS Fewer problems were reported by individuals using injectable diamorphine, though for both dru...

Further discussion on mandatory CPD for opiate prescribing.

From the teaching centres. Single or multiple medicine prescribing--a debate. 1993.

The 1990s are no more a time for complacency in the furtherance of homoeopathy than were the 1790s or the 1890s. Is not the function of the study of history to gain experience and enlightenment for one’s survival in the present? In 1790 Samuel Hahnemann demonstrated his genius and the similia principle in his Cinchona experiment. By the time he died in Paris in 1843 he had firmly established th...

The Manifestation Challenge: The Debate between McDowell and Wright

In this paper, we will discuss what is called “Manifestation Challenge” to semantic realism, which was originally developed by Michael Dummett and has been further refined by Crispin Wright. According to this challenge, semantic realism has to meet the requirement that knowledge of meaning must be publically manifested in linguistic behaviour. In this regard, we will introduce and evaluate John...

Modeling of the Outpatient Prescribing Process in Iran: A Gateway toward Electronic Prescribing System

Implementation of electronic prescribing system can overcome many problems of the paper prescribing system, and provide numerous opportunities of more effective and advantageous prescribing. Successful implementation of such a system requires complete and deep understanding of work content, human force, and workflow of paper prescribing. The current study was designed in order to model the curr...