Drugs in Context Primary Care welcomes a broad range of article types including original research, study protocols and review articles.
In line with the principle of providing context for healthcare professionals (HCPs) to properly inform and improve disease management in real world medicine, we especially encourage the submission of articles that provide context for trials of drug interventions in order to motivate improvements in disease management by HCPs practising medicine in the front line.
Review
Excessive exogenous thyroid hormone ingestion may lead to severe thyrotoxicosis and cause potential harm; this review of the literature suggests that thyroid hormone supplementation should not be used to alleviate nonspecific complaints in patients with normal endogenous thyroid function.
Review
This literature review provides an update on the current understanding of the pathophysiology and management of motion sickness.
Review
This paper reviews various options in current therapy for hemorrhoids in women—namely, medical intervention (topical and systemic drug therapy)—and discusses the available clinical evidence for an appropriate use of over-the-counter topical formulations for the symptomatic treatment of hemorrhoids.
Review
The aim of this article is to provide an overview of the scientific literature on Easyhaler, with the purpose of emphasising features that make it close to the concept of an ‘ideal’ inhaler for daily use in patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Review
This review explores the current place of metformin in the management of gestational diabetes and type 2 diabetes during pregnancy and lactation.