Feature 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.…Published: 5 October 2023
News Number of blood pressure checks delivered by community pharmacists more than doubles in one year NHS England has estimated the checks could prevent more than 1,300 heart attacks and strokes.…Published: 4 September 2023
Opinion Bringing blood pressure checks to the Pakistani community in Derby Working with local volunteer groups led Khurum Hussain and colleagues to establish an outreach programme that moved the community pharmacy hypertension case-finding service out of the pharmacy and onto the doorsteps of patients who need it most.…Published: 1 September 2023
News Clopidogrel may be less effective in British South Asian patients, study results suggest The study authors concluded that non-CYP2C19-dependent antiplatelet agents would likely have a "disproportionate benefit" in the British South Asian population.…Published: 30 August 2023
News NICE recommends new chronic heart failure treatment following discussions with manufacturer Data suggest that up to 150,000 people in England would be eligible for treatment with dapagliflozin.…Published: 23 June 2023
News Statin alternative may be as effective in cutting risk of heart attack and stroke, shows research Researchers say it was not known until now that bempedoic acid offered cardiovascular benefit, as well as lowering LDL-C.…Published: 19 June 2023
Letter Using digital tools in community pharmacy to identify cases of undiagnosed hypertensionThe 'NHS community pharmacy blood pressure (BP) check service' was commissioned as a community pharmacy advanced service in October 2021[1]. Following this, Community Pharmacy Surrey and Sussex worked with NHS Sussex to develop a pathway to maximise the use of the service and increase the dete…Published: 9 June 2023
News NICE to recommend genetic testing before prescribing clopidogrel The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has said genetic testing before initiating clopidogrel is a cost-effective use of NHS resources for patients at risk of stroke.…Published: 19 May 2023
News Pharmacist prescribing pilots to test new services for depression and minor illnesses Pharmacies participating in pilots for the pharmacist independent prescribing service in north west England will be able to prescribe for minor infections, as well as offer additional services for other conditions.…Published: 10 May 2023
Feature Should all adults be considered for statin therapy? A closer look at the arguments for and against the latest changes to National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines for statin therapy.…Published: 25 January 2023
