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NPS print and online educational case studies

Our case studies (print and online) are free educational activities for GPs, pharmacists, nurses and other health professionals. Case studies present a clinical scenario accompanied by a set of questions designed to help you refine your clinical decision-making skills.

Case Study No. Title (print version) Start online version Continue online version NPS News Case Study Report
64
Opioid therapy in chronic pain
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NPS News 69 Pending
63
Managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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NPS News 68 Report
62
Maximising sleep and minimising potential harms
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NPS News 67 Report
61
Achieving bladder control
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NPS News 66 Report
60
Managing anxiety disorders
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NPS News 65
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59
Optimising quality of life during menopause
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NPS News 64
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58
Antibiotics for respiratory tract infections
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57
Proton pump inhibitors: appropriate and safe use
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56
Antithrombotic
options in stroke prevention
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NPS News 62  Report
55 Treatment options
for neuropathic pain
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54 Caring for patients with Alzheimer's disease
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NPS News 59
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53

Maximising benefits with inhaled therapy

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NPS News 58

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52

Optimising chronic heart failure therapy


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NPS News 57

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51

Managing persistent hyperglycaemia


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NPS News 56

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50

Individualising hormonal contraception


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NPS News 54

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49

Reducing the risk of osteoporotic fractures

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NPS News 53

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48

Achieving tight BP control

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NPS News 52

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47

Antipsychotic drugs for schizophrenia

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NPS News 51

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46

Antibiotic therapy for animal bites

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NPS News 50

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45

DMARDs in rheumatoid arthritis

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NA

NPS News 48

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44

Selecting analgesics

NA

NA

NPS News 47

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43

Review of PPI therapy

NA

NA

NPS News 46

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42

Managing COPD exacerbations

NA

NA

NPS News 45

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41

Safe use of generic medicines

NA

NA

NPS News 44

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40

Assessing new evidence

NA

NA

NPS News 43

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39

Depression in primary care

NA

NA

NPS News 42

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38

Management of ischaemic heart disease

NA

NA

NPS News 41

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37

Antibiotic use in urinary tract infection

NA

NA

NPS News 40

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36

Progressive management of type 2 diabetes

NA

NA

NPS News 39

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35

Migraine in primary care

NA

NA

NPS News 38

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34

Managing heart failure

NA

NA

NPS News 36

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PH10

Managing heart failure (Pharmacists)

NA

NA

NPS News 36

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33

Managing depression in general practice

NA

NA

NPS News 35

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PH9

Managing depression (Pharmacists)

NA

NA

NPS News 35

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32

Drugs in the elderly

NA

 NA

NPS News 34

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31

Using acid suppression therapy

 NA

 NA

NPS News 33

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30

Clinical crossroads with hormone replacement

 NA

 NA

NPS News 32

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29

Warfarin therapy

 NA

 NA

NPS News 30

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PH8

Warfarin therapy (Phamacists)

 NA

 NA

NPS News 30

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28

Managing hypertension in diabetes

 NA

 NA

NPS News 29

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27

Management of musculoskeletal pain

 NA

 NA

NPS News 28

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26

Management of sore throat

 NA

 NA

NPS News 27

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25

Managing osteoporosis

 NA

 NA

NPS News 26

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PH7

Managing osteoporosis (Pharmacists case study)

 NA

 NA

NPS News 26

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24

Assessing the evidence

 NA

 NA

NPS News 25

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23

Benzodiazepine use

 NA

 NA

NPS News 24

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22

Managing asthma

 NA

 NA

NPS News 23

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PH6

Managing asthma

 NA

 NA

NPS News 23

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21

Managing problem drinking

 NA

 NA

NPS News 22

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20

Managing bronchitis

 NA

 NA

NPS News 21

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19

Dyslipidaemia and coronary heart disease risk

 NA

 NA

NPS News 20

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18

Considering a new drug

 NA

 NA

NPS News 19

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17

COX-2 selective NSAIDs

 NA

 NA

NPS News 18

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PH4

COX-2 selective NSAIDs

 NA

 NA

NPS News 18

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16

Management of type 2 diabetes

 NA

 NA

NPS News 17

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15

Focus on psychogeriatrics

 NA

 NA

NPS News 16

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14

Management of sinusitis

 NA

 NA

NPS News 15

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13

Management of dyspepsia

 NA

 NA

NPS News 14

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PH 3

Management of dyspepsia

 NA

 NA

NPS News 14

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12

Polypharmacy

 NA

 NA

NPS News 13

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11

HRT for menopause

 NA

 NA

NPS News 12

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10

Depression

 NA

 NA

NPS News 11

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PH2

Symptomatic management of URTIs

 NA

 NA

NPS News 10

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9

COX-2 Selective NSAIDs

 NA

 NA

NA

Report

8

Heart failure

 NA

 NA

NPS News 9

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7

Medication review

 NA

 NA

NPS News 8

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6

Management of hypertension

 NA

 NA

NPS News 6

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PH1

Management of hypertension

 NA

 NA

NPS News 6

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5

New drugs

 NA

 NA

NPS News 7

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4

COPD in the elderly

 NA

 NA

NPS News 5

None available

3

Benzodiazepines

 NA

 NA

NPS News 4

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2

Otitis media

 NA

 NA

NPS News 3

None available

1

Helicobacter pylori

 NA

 NA

NPS News 1

None available
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