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GPs’ views of prescribing beta- blockers for people with anxiety disorders: a qualitative study (2024)
Journal Article
Archer, C., Kessler, D., Wiles, N., Chew-Graham, C. A., & Turner, K. (2024). GPs’ views of prescribing beta- blockers for people with anxiety disorders: a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), Article BJGP.2024.0091. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2024.0091

Between 2003-2018, incident prescriptions of beta-blockers for anxiety increased substantially, particularly in young adults. NICE guidance for anxiety does not recommend beta-blockers, probably due to a lack of evidence to support such use. Recent r... Read More about GPs’ views of prescribing beta- blockers for people with anxiety disorders: a qualitative study.

Development and validation of a prognostic model for leflunomide discontinuation with abnormal blood tests during long-term treatment: cohort study using data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink Gold and Aurum (2021)
Journal Article
Nakafero, G., Grainge, M. J., Card, T., Taal, M. W., Aithal, G. P., Zhang, W., …Abhishek, A. (2022). Development and validation of a prognostic model for leflunomide discontinuation with abnormal blood tests during long-term treatment: cohort study using data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink Gold and Aurum. Rheumatology, 61(7), 2783–2791. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keab790

OBJECTIVE: To develop and validate a prognostic model for leflunomide discontinuation with abnormal blood-test results. METHODS: Data from CPRD Gold and Aurum were used for model development and external validation respectively. Participants prescrib... Read More about Development and validation of a prognostic model for leflunomide discontinuation with abnormal blood tests during long-term treatment: cohort study using data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink Gold and Aurum.