Therapeutics clinic

SGLT-2 inhibitors: the gift that keeps on giving

Dimity L. Williams, Serena Rafail, John J. Atherton

Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors should be considered in the early management of patients who have chronic heart failure and chronic kidney disease, with or without diabetes.

Gastroenterology clinic

Constipation in older people – an update

Calvin Joomann Park, Allison Malcolm

Most older people with constipation can be managed in general practice with simple lifestyle adjustments, including dietary changes and improving hydration, and treatment with various laxatives.