Asthma: long-term management Asthma management is based on a stepwise approach that should see medicines added or stopped based on patient symptoms.…
Asthma: pathophysiology, causes and diagnosis Despite asthma affecting more than 5.4 million people in the UK, there is no gold standard test and diagnosis is based on signs and symptoms.…
Pipeline November 2014 The latest approvals and positive opinions from the European Medicines Agency.…
Optimising therapy for inflammatory bowel disease How to tailor treatment for patients and ensure optimum management of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.…
NHS strikes: goodwill is a two-way process Dave Thornton explains why the Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists supports the industrial strike action over pay.…
Justifying my prescribing decisions The decision to prescribe a medicine can be complex when you have to balance what’s best for the patient with what is most cost effective.…
Forces driving the evolution of biologics into biosimilars and biobetters As demand for biologics increases, manufacturers are devising strategies to maximise their returns on investment and benefit patients.…