Palliative Care Pharmacist. All views are my own.
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Elayne Harris💙 retweeted
Clonidine in palliative care- A thread 🧵
Clonidine is not a new drug.
Developed in the 1960’s it has been used to manage hypertension, hot flashes, migraine and even ADHD.
Use perioperatively and in ITU for pain relief has been fairly common inc via spinal and epidural route
Elayne Harris💙 retweeted
New therapeutic options don’t come along often in palliative care. When they do there is often understandable hesitancy to introduce these into practice. Clonidine is a good example of this so I wanted to explore more with this thread 🧵 👇
Elayne Harris💙 retweeted
Hot flashes in palliative care ⚡️
A Thread 🧵
Hot flashes with night sweats are common in cancers where treatment leads to a deficiency of oestrogen
Yes lack of oestrogen is the root cause for both men and women
Elayne Harris💙 retweeted
My blog this month on the BMJ Supportive and palliative care forum
Quite a different topic for me but a really important one I believe
“Faecal vomiting- A case of frequently mentioned but rarely seen”
Please have a read and share your thoughts 🙏
blogs.bmj.com/spcare/2025/04…
Elayne Harris💙 retweeted
Opioid switching - A thread 🧵
Not all opioids are the same- that’s where we start this thread.
Morphine is the archetypal opioid and best known but there are a multitude of other options whose use and availability varies across the globe.
Elayne Harris💙 retweeted
Nadhim Zahawi has agreed to pay the £3,000,000 tax bill he lied about and hid from HMRC.
He should be sent to jail for fraud.
RT if you want to see him in jail.
Elayne Harris💙 retweeted
Domperidone, QT interval & prucalopride: a🧵
Prucalopride is now off patent and its price beginning to fall
At the same time, evidence of a gastroprokinetic effect suggests it acts throughout GI tract, not just on the bowel...
cureus.com/articles/217670-s…
cureus.com/articles/55806-ro…
Elayne Harris💙 retweeted
🔉BRAND NEW SCOTTISH PALLIATIVE CARE GUIDELINES WEBSITE AND APP LAUNCHES TODAY 🔉 accessed from the original website which redirects you or by downloading the app and searching for them @APM_Hub @APMPostTweets @APMPostTweets @APCAssociation @PalliativeWork @DonnaWakefield_ @
Elayne Harris💙 retweeted
Rishi Sunak has decided that the £14.9bn of PPE fraud cannot be investigated & has written it all off
This is the same amount of money as the entire budget for General Practice & Primary care for a year
Imagine writing off 330million consultations, GPs, Nurses etc for a year
Elayne Harris💙 retweeted
There is a reason why the German Shepherd has been the go to dog for the last 70 years. But I believe Giant Schnauzers like PD Albert & TPD Bert have the qualities to supplement our current breeds the GSD, Malinois and Dutch herder. Great day with the boys and ITV yesterday
Elayne Harris💙 retweeted
Oh now this is very important 👇 theguardian.com/commentisfre…
Elayne Harris💙 retweeted
I realise this is simplistic.
But encapsulated in this scene, is everything that a lot of people think the Tories are. As a piece of PR it’s such a disastrous vignette.
Classless , braying, arrogant,emotionally detached and stupid, and the least cool people in the country.
Elayne Harris💙 retweeted
This case reveals bitter truth contrary to what some claim abortion is not legal in England - and you can be prosecuted for having one.
No other healthcare procedure has such a status. No other patient group would be treated this way.
It’s time to change law and trust women.
Elayne Harris💙 retweeted
Is end-of-life anticipatory prescribing always enough?
We suggest a range of solutions ! - Our new @bmj_latest piece @Paul_Howard_IoW
Pls share widely and link:
bmj.com/content/381/bmj.p110…
@TheQNI @QNI_Scotland @RCNPainPall @RCNDNForum @WeCommNurses @hospiceuk @drpoco @rcgp
Elayne Harris💙 retweeted
'I'm being laughed at, I'm fighting a battle that's lost.'
The government's preparations for a pandemic were 'hollowed out' by austerity, emergency planning expert Lucy Easthope tells @mrjamesob.
Listen to the whole Full Disclosure episode: globalplayer.com/podcasts/ep…
Elayne Harris💙 retweeted
It’s right there in Yellow Hammer - your government’s own pretty detailed risk assessment. Just own it. It does not need to be politicised - it’s just a reality. We can get through it and innovate it to counter it. But you need to be honest.
