CP, March 2016, Vol 8, No 3

Deaths: Carole Martine Rush

On 2 February 2016, Carole Martine Rush MRPharmS, aged 53, of Penrith, Cumbria. Mrs Rush registered with the Society in 1984. …

‘Neurostatin’ prevents Alzheimer’s-related amyloid formation

Roundworm study shows bexarotene could inhibit early step of amyloid-beta aggregation.…

Diabetes risk doubled in young people treated with antipsychotics

Analysis of more than 185,000 young people taking antipsychotics reveals exposure time and olanzapine use as risk factors for diabetes.…

Link between prenatal paracetamol exposure and asthma strengthened

Study of more than 50,000 children shows prenatal exposure to paracetamol associated with 13% increased risk of asthma.…

Pharmacy intervention improves adherence to cardiovascular medication

Patients had significantly better adherence scores following community pharmacy intervention measures.…

HIV resistance to tenofovir surprisingly common

International study finds high proportion of HIV patients were resistant to cART drug tenofovir.…

Text messaging interventions boost medication adherence

Analysis of 2,742 patients showed the use of text message reminders improved medication adherence by 17.8%.…

Painkiller use during pregnancy linked to reduced fertility in offspring

Indomethacin and paracetamol use in female rats results in offspring having low ovary weights and reduced litter sizes.…

Serious side effect with quinolone antibiotics

A few weeks ago, I found myself in touch with a woman who was clearly unwell, with a lot of intractable peripheral pain, unable to work and unable to live a normal life. The symptoms had been of sudden onset and she associated them with a course of ciprofloxacin that she had been prescribed. The epi…