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Volume 15 Issue 7 - July 2012

  Colour Key:
  NICE or Department of Health guideline
  SIGN guideline
  Independent professional body guideline
  Working party guideline
  Other articles
Guidelines in Practice - July 2012 cover
  Editorial
  The majority of FH cases have not been identified
  News
  NICE releases advice on venous thromboembolic diseases
  Guideline on management of autism in adults has been published
  New Guideline
  Pregnant women should be assessed for mood disorders
  Dr Moira Kennedy reviews the principles of prescribing medication for mental illness during the perinatal period, as recommended in the SIGN guideline
  Guideline Revisited
  The majority of asthma cases can be managed in primary care
  Dr Iain Small reviews key points from the BTS/SIGN guideline on the management of asthma, and in particular patient groups that require special consideration
  New Guideline
  Patient education is vital when prescribing strong opioids for pain
  Dr Lindsay Smith explains how the NICE recommendations aim to promote safe and effective prescribing of strong opioids for pain in palliative care in adults
  Guideline Revisited
  Greater progress is needed in case identification of FH
  Dr David Milne discusses how implementation of the NICE guideline on familial hypercholesterolaemia requires significant improvements in access to local services
  Out of Hours
  Are we too dependent on over-the-counter drugs?
  Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and sessional GP in Bristol