CP, December 2017, Vol 9, No 12

Suicide and prevention

In early January 2015, my daughter attended the funerals of two male friends. They didn’t know one another; they lived in different parts of the south of England. Both had committed suicide.…

Treatments for neuropathic pain

Neuropathic pain is a common condition characterised by subjective negative and positive symptoms that range from numbness to debilitating pain.…

Antihistamine shows potential to repair neuron damage in multiple sclerosis

Research shows an over-the-counter antihistamine could act as a remyelinating agent in multiple sclerosis…

Botox more effective than topiramate for chronic migraine prevention

New research suggested botox had greater tolerability compared with topiramate against chronic migraine…

H1N1 infection may increase risk of type 1 diabetes

Researchers from Norway used national registry data to explore if the H1N1 virus could be linked to the development of type 1 diabetes…

Replacing cigarettes with vaping could cut early deaths

Researchers modelled a hypothetical scenario where 95% of smokers in the United States switched to e-cigarettes over a 10 year period…

How chemotherapy and radiation lead to intergenerational impact on fertility

On 31 October 2017, at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in San Antonio, Patel and colleagues presented the first study to correlate chemotherapy-treated women with reduced fertility of their offspring[1] . Daughters born to chemotherapy-treated women had 71% fewer childr…

Delayed-release ADHD medication provides all-day symptom control

Researchers tested a delayed-release formulation of extended-release methylphenidate that can be taken in the evening but does not begin releasing drug until 8–10 hours after administration.…

Survey of oncology healthcare professionals demonstrates inadequate reference information sources used for prescribing

We wish to highlight to readers of Clinical Pharmacist, the results of a recent survey of oncology healthcare professionals (HCPs) which demonstrated that inadequate and potentially out-of-date sources of information may be used as reference sources for prescribing medicines in oncology. U…

Researchers discover new way to identify antibiotics using cancer cells

Three of the compounds explored in the study inhibited cancer cell growth and also behaved as broad-spectrum antibiotics, with two effective against Staphylococcus aureus…