Health promotion

Guidelines (4)

Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (Joint British Societies' Guideline)

1 December 2014

Recommended assessments, management and targets.

Nalmefene for Reducing Alcohol Consumption in People with Alcohol Dependence (TA325)

26 November 2014

Smoking Cessation: Varenicline (NICE)

4 October 2007

Myocardial Infarction: Secondary prevention (NICE)

25 June 2007

Tables (1)

Table: Smoking Cessation Treatment Options

2 December 2019

Types and suitabilities of smoking cessation treatments.

Health promotion in the News

Be vigilant for suspected e-cigarette or vaping-associated lung injury, MHRA advises

Be vigilant for suspected e-cigarette or vaping-associated lung injury, MHRA advises

By Sandhiya Sodha, 28 January 2020

The MHRA has advised clinicians to have a high index...

New e-cigarette alternative launched on prescription

New e-cigarette alternative launched on prescription

By Sandhiya Sodha, 2 December 2019

Voke, a new nicotine inhaler, is available to prescribe...

Vaping still safer than smoking, say health bosses after report of severe lung injury

Vaping still safer than smoking, say health bosses after report of severe lung injury

By Chloe Harman, 13 November 2019

In a case reported in the Archives of Disease in...

MIMS Clinics

Prescribing news and resources for key therapeutic areas, collated by the MIMS editors.