CP, July 2018, Vol 10, No 7

‘Real-life’ gait analysis can guide MS treatment, researchers say

Use of a body-worn sensor to track movements could help grade a person’s severity of multiple sclerosis, guiding treatment, research has shown.…

7-day antibiotic course ‘non-inferior’ to 14 days for treatment of Gram-negative bacteraemia

Research has shown that shorter antibiotic courses are not inferior to longer courses for the treatment of Gram-negative bacteraemia.…

Academic recognition for research in pharmacy practice

Research in practice has traditionally been the Cinderella of academia. Many pharmacists conduct service evaluations and audits, but often the findings are not published. The Faculty of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) recognises that this work contributes to the competency of pharmacy p…

Prescribing alerts could cut opioid and benzodiazepine coprescribing

An electronic medical record alert system could potentially reduce coprescribing and related overdose deaths, researchers have found.…

Preconception blood pressure linked to pregnancy loss risk

Interventions to reduce blood pressure may help to improve reproductive outcomes in healthy young women, research has found.…

Addition of pembrolizumab to chemotherapy extends survival in advanced lung cancer

Introducing first-line immunotherapy could benefit long-term outcomes in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), a study has revealed.…

DPP-4 inhibitors have no mortality benefit in type 2 diabetes, analysis shows

Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors do not lower death rates in patients with type 2 diabetes, an analysis comparing them with other common treatments has shown.…

NSAIDs preferred choice for acute dental pain, review finds

Use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, with or without paracetamol, can provide a better balance of benefits and risks compared with opioids for the treatment of acute dental pain, a review has revealed.…