Claire L. Preston
Claire L. Preston, BPharm, PGDipMedMan, MRPharmS, studied pharmacy at the University of Nottingham, graduating in 1998. She completed her pre-registration year in Ashford, Kent before working as a community pharmacist for several years. She then became a medicines management pharmacist at a Primary Care Trust in Kent where she undertook her Clinical Diploma. Claire started at the Pharmaceutical Press in 2007 as a Staff Editor on the British National Formulary and later became an Assistant Editor. Claire has been the Lead Editor for Drug Interactions for the Pharmaceutical Press since March 2012.
Recent stories
Triptan interactions Subscription
A number of clinically relevant pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic interactions involving 5HT1 receptor agonists are known, although these are not frequently encountered in migraine treatment.
Linaclotide, lubiprostone and prucalopride interactionsSubscription
How to avoid potential pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic interactions with the latest medicines for managing constipation.
Tizanidine interactionsSubscription
Careful titration of the skeletal muscle relaxant tizanidine is required to avoid dose-related hypotension, and its serum levels can be increased by drugs that inhibit CYP1A2.
How fruit juice interacts with common medicinesSubscription
Theophylline interactionsSubscription
Managing interactions with omeprazoleSubscription
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Dabigatran: interactions to think aboutSubscription
