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NICE NG28 Update: Managing Type 2 Diabetes in 2024 — Key Changes and Clinical Impact
ClinicaliQ education episode focused on NICE NG28 Update for diabetes and metabolic medicine learning. Reviews mechanism, clinical use, safety considerations and practical...
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Atrial Fibrillation Guideline Update: Anticoagulation Decisions and Stroke Prevention
ClinicaliQ education episode focused on Atrial Fibrillation Guideline Update for cardiology learning. Reviews mechanism, clinical use, safety considerations and practical prescribing or...
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MHRA Valproate Update: Implementing the Pregnancy Prevention Programme in Practice
ClinicaliQ education episode focused on MHRA Valproate Update for neurology learning. Reviews mechanism, clinical use, safety considerations and practical prescribing or guideline...
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Lung Cancer NG122: Early Detection, Biomarker Testing and the Evolving Treatment Landscape
ClinicaliQ education episode focused on Lung Cancer NG122 for oncology learning. Reviews mechanism, clinical use, safety considerations and practical prescribing or guideline...
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Antimicrobial Stewardship in Primary Care: Reducing Resistance, Improving Outcomes
ClinicaliQ education episode focused on Antimicrobial Stewardship in Primary Care for infectious disease learning. Reviews mechanism, clinical use, safety considerations and practical...
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Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction: SGLT2 Inhibitors and the Four Pillars of Therapy
ClinicaliQ education episode focused on Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction for diabetes and metabolic medicine learning. Reviews mechanism, clinical use, safety...
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Biologic Therapies in Severe Asthma: Patient Selection, Switching and Monitoring
ClinicaliQ education episode focused on Biologic Therapies in Severe Asthma for oncology learning. Reviews mechanism, clinical use, safety considerations and practical prescribing...
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Multiple Sclerosis 2026: Disease-Modifying Therapy Selection and Escalation Strategies
ClinicaliQ education episode focused on Multiple Sclerosis 2026 for neurology learning. Reviews mechanism, clinical use, safety considerations and practical prescribing or guideline...
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GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Beyond Diabetes: Obesity, Cardiovascular and Kidney Outcomes
ClinicaliQ education episode focused on GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Beyond Diabetes for diabetes and metabolic medicine learning. Reviews mechanism, clinical use, safety considerations...
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Optimising Biologic and Small Molecule Therapy in 2026
ClinicaliQ education episode focused on Inflammatory Bowel Disease for rheumatology and immunology learning. Reviews mechanism, clinical use, safety considerations and practical prescribing...
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Immunotherapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Pembrolizumab, Nivolumab and Combination Regimens
ClinicaliQ education episode focused on Immunotherapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer for oncology learning. Reviews mechanism, clinical use, safety considerations and practical...
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JAK Inhibitors in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Updated Safety Data and Patient Selection Post-ORAL Surveillance
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Guidelines Ep 5

Drug Interactions: Mechanisms, Red Flags and Practical Management

Fluconazole and clarithromycin are potent CYP450 inhibitors that can cause warfarin INR to double or triple within days; manage this combination with more frequent...

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Guidelines Ep 4

Polypharmacy and Deprescribing: When Less Is More

Around 15 percent of emergency hospital admissions in older adults are related to medicines, with risk of harm rising significantly with each additional medicine...

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Guidelines Ep 3

Prescribing in Pregnancy: Safe Choices, Teratogens and Risk Communication

All women planning pregnancy or of childbearing potential should take 400 micrograms of folic acid daily, or 5 milligrams if at higher risk (on...

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Guidelines Ep 2

Monitoring Medicines: Blood Tests, Timing and What to Watch For

Lithium levels should be checked every 3–6 months once stable, with annual separate checks of thyroid and renal function because hypothyroidism develops in up...

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Guidelines Ep 1

Sick Day Rules: Which Medicines to Stop and When

Hold SADMANS medicines (sulphonylureas, ACE inhibitors, diuretics, metformin, ARBs, NSAIDs, SGLT2 inhibitors) during significant acute illness causing dehydration or vomiting, and restart once the...

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Explainers Ep 1

GLP-1 Agonists: Semaglutide, Tirzepatide and the Cardiovascular Revolution

GLP-1 receptor agonists mimic gut-derived GLP-1: they increase glucose-dependent insulin release, suppress glucagon and slow gastric emptying. Semaglutide is a once-weekly GLP-1 agonist; tirzepatide...

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Explainers Ep 3

JAK Inhibitors: Updated Safety Signals, Patient Selection and Post-ORAL Surveillance

JAK inhibitors target the JAK-STAT pathway, interrupting intracellular cytokine signalling across several inflammatory diseases. ORAL Surveillance reshaped risk assessment after higher rates of major...

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Explainers Ep 2

SGLT2 Inhibitors: From Glycaemia to Heart Failure and Chronic Kidney Disease

SGLT2 inhibitors block glucose reabsorption in the proximal renal tubule, causing glycosuria with effects that extend beyond HbA1c lowering. DAPA-HF and EMPEROR-Reduced established benefit...

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