NHS England expands eligibility for life-extending prostate cancer treatment Around 9,000 men with one of the most advanced forms of prostate cancer are expected to benefit from the treatment.…
Insomnia: the great melatonin delusion Increasingly prescribed in young people with sleep problems, experts are worried that melatonin, a supposedly ‘natural’ treatment for insomnia, is providing nothing more than false hope.…
Number of children prescribed melatonin up 170% in seven years Exclusive: There has been a 'shocking' rise in the number of children prescribed synthetic melatonin for sleep, new data show.…
Antibiotic prescribing target hit one year early in England The 'English surveillance programme for antimicrobial utilisation and resistance' report showed that total antibiotic consumption in England declined by 15.1% between 2017 and 2021.…
All pharmacists working in primary care in England can now self-refer to NHS Practitioner Health Previously, the free mental health and addiction service was only available to doctors, dentists and staff grade 8D or above in England.…
Wales is first UK nation to publish guidance on analgesic stewardship The guidance aims to improve patient outcomes, reduce analgesic-related harm and ensure cost-effective use of analgesics.…
NICE rejects molnupiravir, remdesivir and Evusheld as routine COVID-19 treatments In draft guidance, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence said the three treatments were not cost effective.…
No difference between length of antibiotic course for treatment of pneumonia in children, meta-analysis finds Researchers concluded that shorter courses of antibiotics were not inferior to longer courses in the treatment of non-severe community-acquired pneumonia in children.…
Adverse drug reactions reduced by nearly one third after genetic testing, major trial results to show Exclusive: Ahead of publication of the PREPARE study, the UK trial lead said the results will be "fantastic" news.…
Project to develop formulary with environmental impact data receives £100k in government funding The first “eco-directed formulary” will incorporate environmental data on medicines into the prescribing process.…
