April 09 – September 09

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18,798,938 pages accessed by users

3,565,340 news items read by users

38,039 records in the library

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Top viewed Medicines Q&As added during Apr.-Sep. ‘09

Date published

Views

What information is NHS Direct giving patients about oseltamivir (Tamiflu®)?

29/09/09 4,225

What is the dose of oseltamivir (Tamiflu®) for the treatment and prophylaxis of influenza in children under 1 year of age?

01/05/09 3,763

Oseltamivir or zanamivir - Can mothers breastfeed after treatment for influenza?

01/05/09 3,677

Use of oseltamivir in patients taking methotrexate 04/06/09 3,217

What information is NHS Direct giving patients about Relenza® (zanamivir) Inhaler?

08/05/09 2,192

Can patients drink alcohol whilst taking long-term low-dose methotrexate?

16/04/09 2,151

Advice on administration of oseltamivir (Tamiflu) via enteral feeding tubes

01/05/09 2,056

Does warfarin interact with oseltamivir or zanamivir? 27/08/09 1,506

Can oseltamivir be used in patients with renal impairment or on renal replacement therapies?

24/06/09 1,474

How should dentists prescribe, store, order and dispose of controlled drugs?

23/04/09 1,473

What is the Child-Pugh score? 11/06/09 1,470

Can zanamivir be given to patients with renal impairment or patients on renal replacement therapies?

07/05/09 1,468

What pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic factors need to be considered when prescribing drugs for patients with liver disease?

11/06/09 1,443

Use of oseltamivir in immunocompromised patients 29/05/09 1,122

NeLM Areas visited during Apr. – Sep. ‘09 Visits

Drug specific reviews 564,213

Disease focused reviews 471,740

SPC (product licence) changes 303,904

Guidelines 231,376

Drug class focused reviews 181,760

Medication safety 163,409

Medicines Q & A 138,703

Drug alerts 103,252

Complementary medicines 86,778

Health in focus 56,533

Drugs in pregnancy 21,487

Critically appraised trials 20,958

Drug monitoring 13,619

Most viewed items during September ‘09 Views

Systematic review: Clinical effectiveness of combination therapy of drugs for pulmonary arterial hypertension (News)

2,606

Pharmacodynamic effect and clinical efficacy of clopidogrel and prasugrel with or without a proton pump inhibitor. (News)

1,982

MHRA drug safety update: Clopidogrel and proton pump inhibitors interaction clarification (News)

973

NPSA publishes review of medication incidents across the NHS in England and Wales (News)

919

Dabigatran versus warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation – results from the RELY trial (News)

903

DTB editorial: Tamiflu – the wrong message? (News) 877

Which injection can be given enterally? (Medicines Q&A) 848

Class 2 drug alert: Cervarix® human papillomavirus vaccine (News) 803

NICE issues FAD for prasugrel in the treatment of acute coronary syndromes with percutaneous coronary intervention (News)

771

When should gentamicin levels be taken after once daily administration? (Medicines Q&A)

766

NeLM communities viewed during Sep. ‘09 Views

Non-medical prescribing 4,427

Primary and Community Care 3,572

London New Drugs Group 2,953

Hampshire PGDs 2,764

Hospital Effectiveness Project 2,428

Prescribing in a Secure Environment 755