http://www.prescriber.co.uk Prescriber news RSS Feed http://www.prescriber.co.uk/details/news/1421875/DCCT_intensive_control_reduces_renal_risk.html The latest follow-up data from the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) shows that 6.5 years of intensive glycaemic control halves the risk of renal impairment 16 years later (NEJM 2011; doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1111732). 2011-12-12T16:35:00Z http://www.prescriber.co.uk/details/news/1421871/Prescribing_in_prisons.html The Royal College of General Practitioners Secure Environments Group has published a new guide to safer prescribing in prisons (www.rcgp.org.uk/pdf/Safer_Prescribing_in_Prison.pdf). 2011-12-12T16:34:00Z http://www.prescriber.co.uk/details/news/1421873/Citalopram_QT_risk.html The maximum dose of citalopram has been limited to 40mg per day in a move to minimise the risk of a dose-dependent increase in the QT interval. 2011-12-12T16:34:00Z http://www.prescriber.co.uk/details/news/1421869/Call_to_action_to_combat_antibiotic_resistance.html GPs should delay prescribing an antibiotic or when appropriate avoid it altogether, say health professionals attending a conference on antibiotic stewardship at the Royal Society of Medicine on 2 November. 2011-12-12T16:32:00Z http://www.prescriber.co.uk/details/news/1421865/Insulin_glulisine_update.html Sanofi has published an update on the supply problems with the SoloStar and Apidra OptiSet pens and ClikStar cartridges containing insulin glulisine (Apidra). 2011-12-12T16:30:00Z