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Mirtazapine added to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors for treatment-resistant depression in primary care (MIR trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2016)
Journal Article
Tallon, D., Wiles, N., Campbell, J., Chew-Graham, C., Dickens, C., Macleod, U., …Kessler, D. (2016). Mirtazapine added to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors for treatment-resistant depression in primary care (MIR trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 17, 66. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-016-1199-2

Background
People with depression are usually managed in primary care and antidepressants are often the first-line treatment, but only one third of patients respond fully to a single antidepressant. This paper describes the protocol for a randomised... Read More about Mirtazapine added to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors for treatment-resistant depression in primary care (MIR trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Analgesia dose prescribing and estimated glomerular filtration rate decline: a general practice database linkage cohort study (2014)
Journal Article
Nderitu, P., Doos, L., Strauss, V. Y., Lambie, M., Davies, S. J., & Kadam, U. T. (2014). Analgesia dose prescribing and estimated glomerular filtration rate decline: a general practice database linkage cohort study. BMJ Open, 4(8), e005581-e005581. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005581

Objective We aimed to quantify the short-term effect of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), aspirin and paracetamol analgesia dose prescribing on estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) decline in the general practice population.

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Patients’ Perceptions of Information and Education for Renal Replacement Therapy: An Independent Survey by the European Kidney Patients' Federation on Information and Support on Renal Replacement Therapy (2014)
Journal Article
Van Biesen, W., van der Veer, S. N., Murphey, M., Loblova, O., & Davies, S. (in press). Patients’ Perceptions of Information and Education for Renal Replacement Therapy: An Independent Survey by the European Kidney Patients' Federation on Information and Support on Renal Replacement Therapy. PloS one, 9(7), Article e103914. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103914

Background
Selection of an appropriate renal replacement modality is of utmost importance for patients with end stage renal disease. Previous studies showed provision of information to and free modality choice by patients to be suboptimal. Therefore... Read More about Patients’ Perceptions of Information and Education for Renal Replacement Therapy: An Independent Survey by the European Kidney Patients' Federation on Information and Support on Renal Replacement Therapy.