Prescribing Advice for GPs

CKS Updates - January 2025

February 5, 2025 at 7:54 am | In Prescribing Extra - Other | Print | No Comments

During January 2025 Clinical Knowledge Summaries were published or updated in the following areas.

• Asthma
• Cushing's syndrome
• Hyperthyroidism
• Hypothyroidism
• Incontinence - urinary, in women
• Plantar fasciitis
• Renal or ureteric colic - acute
• Undescended testes

The Cushing's syndrome topic is new. All of the topics have been reviewed and updated with minor structural and layout changes. The Asthma topic has been updated in line with the joint BTS/NICE/SIGN guideline including recommendations on objective testing during diagnosis and management with AIR therapy or MART. The Hyperthyroidism and Hypothyroidism topics have both been updated in line with the NICE clinical guideline Thyroid disease: assessment and management. The Incontinence - urinary, in women topic has been restructured and now includes vibegron as a treatment option in accordance with the NICE technology appraisal.

Action: Clinicians who see patients with any of these conditions may find the new and updated information useful when reviewing current clinical practice.