CP, March 2017, Vol 9, No 3

Medical-school Prescribing Safety Assessment could be taken by pharmacists

Pharmacist prescribers are as competent as medical students when it comes to safe prescribing, pilot study shows.…

Recent C. difficile reduction in England mostly results from antibiotic stewardship

Restricting the prescribing of fluoroquinolone seems to explain the reduced rates of C. difficile infections in England over the past decade, national study shows.…

Team interventions improve adherence to lipid-lowering medication

Pharmacist-led interventions and patient education are better at improving adherence to lipid-lowering drugs than other types of intervention, such as electronic or telephone reminders, study results show.…

Gel-based ‘vasectomy’ could be an effective male contraceptive

Researchers injected 16 adult male monkeys with Vasalgel; their mates did not conceive for the duration of the two-year study.…

Why there is evidence to be hopeful about neuroscience and drug development

We continue to see media reports describing how pharmaceutical companies are cutting or altogether halting investment in neuroscience, thereby eliminating the possibility of innovative treatments for devastating brain disorders such as depression and Alzheimer’s disease. These reports are both…

Medicines optimisation service in Weymouth and Portland

In September 2015, the medicines optimisation service (MOS) was set up within Weymouth and Portland, Dorset. The MOS pharmacist conducts in-depth domiciliary consultations with patients to improve adherence and prevent harm from inappropriate medicines administration or prescribing. The service targ…