Business is booming [‘Half of all Scots’]
A headline from yesterday’s Scotsman. The porter’s bell is ringing:
Tag: realistic medicine
[more-than-a-little] BAZIRE
I worked as an NHS Psychiatrist for quarter of a century. I retired several years ago. When in training, my colleagues universally recommended this handbook by Professor Stephen Bazire [+ … Continue reading [more-than-a-little] BAZIRE
Clyde tops UK rivers for pharma pollutants
This concerning finding was reported in a number of Scotland’s newspapers on the 16th February 2022. With 1 in 5 Scots now taking antidepressants I find myself wondering how much … Continue reading Clyde tops UK rivers for pharma pollutants
Tackling overprescribing
This Editorial features in the current BMJ. It is worth reading in full. It begins with this headline: ‘LONG OVERDUE WITH A LOT TO DO” In the previous post I … Continue reading Tackling overprescribing
Drug death figures
The reporting of Scotland’s drug death figures, which have risen year-on-year for the last seven years has made grim reading. The Editor of the Scotsman has said: We can all … Continue reading Drug death figures
A recent article in the TIMES
Last saturday, in the TIMES magazine, there was an article on Adult ADHD. Here are some of the headline quotes: When I worked as an NHS Psychiatrist for older adults … Continue reading A recent article in the TIMES
CHEMIST and DRUGGIST [heard the whisper?]
Featuring old front covers of this weekly journal. The film closes with out-takes from Corridors of Power by C P Snow. CHEMIST and DRUGGIST [heard the whisper?]: To play this … Continue reading CHEMIST and DRUGGIST [heard the whisper?]