UK regulator to consider EMA recommendation to avoid topiramate in pregnancy Exclusive: The UK medicines regulator said it would carefully consider recommendations made by the European Medicines Agency, which were published following a review of data showing an increased risk of developmental disorders among children exposed to topiramate before birth.…
Vitamin C ineffective in treating COVID-19 but simvastatin may provide benefit, trial data show Researchers report that critically ill patients receiving IV vitamin C had a lower hospital discharge rate than those in the placebo group.…
LloydsPharmacy ceases operating 90% of branches in 18 months Exclusive: LloydsPharmacy is running 138 pharmacies in October 2023, compared with 1,338 pharmacies in March 2022, General Pharmaceutical Council figures show.…
NHS England says community pharmacists will be able to access GP records from January 2024 Access to medication, clinical investigation and observation information through GP Connect could be available to community pharmacies in early 2024.…
‘Artificial pancreas’ offers better glycaemic control than standard therapy for pregnant women with type 1 diabetes, study reveals Pregnant women treated with hybrid closed-loop therapy for type 1 diabetes mellitus spent less time at hyperglycaemic state, gained less maternal weight and had fewer hypertensive complications.…
Colchicine for cardiovascular disease: is UK clinical practice missing out? A deep dive into whether colchicine, an ancient treatment for inflammation, has a future in cardiovascular disease therapy in the UK.…
Tirzepatide more effective in blood sugar control and weight loss than semaglutide, meta-analysis finds Analysis of 22 studies revealed that tirzepatide was more effective in reducing body weight than semaglutide at all respective doses.…
E-cigarettes associated with greatest chance of smoking cessation, suggests Cochrane review The review revealed that 10–19% of people were likely to quit smoking using an e-cigarette, 12–16% using varenicline and 10–18% using cytisine.…
Filling the gap in smoking cessation therapies: a race to a smoke-free 2030 Nicotine replacement therapy is currently the only pharmacological treatment available in the UK to help tobacco smokers quit, but this is set to change.…
NICE recommends tirzepatide for type 2 diabetes in final draft guidance Following additional analyses and modelling of clinical and cost effectiveness, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has recommended tirzepatide for type 2 diabetes mellitus.…