CP, September 2016, Vol 8, No 9

Biosimilars and inflammatory bowel disease: a switch programme using CT-P13

How to plan and manage switching patients from a biologic to a biosimilar in inflammatory bowel disease, using the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust’s experience as an example.…

Cardiovascular side effects of cancer treatments

The cardiovascular side effects of cancer treatments remain a challenge in oncologic care.…

We need to reassess how we measure and treat pain as opioid addiction grows

Removing official pain measures will not alleviate the rising number of patients addicted to opioid drugs — a better way to determine pain is required.…

Insulin pill developed that could help diabetics avoid injections

Researchers have found a way to encapsulate insulin inside lipid molecules, making it orally available in tests on rats.…

Improving the care of people with learning disabilities in pharmacy

There are about 1.2 million people in England with a learning disability. A number of recent studies have highlighted concern about the widespread prescribing of psychotropic drugs for people with a learning disability. The Stopping Over-Medication of People with Learning Disabilities campaign aims …

Talk about medicines week

We are writing to share with you our learning and experience on an annual patient and multidisciplinary education event. The Medicines Education Group was first established in 2014 in Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust. Its main objective was to increase awareness and review the d…

New drug candidate as strong as morphine without the side effects

PZM21 is as effective as morphine but there is little or no observed respiratory depression or morphine-like reinforcing activity, researchers report.…

No link between antipsychotic use and birth defects

There is no association between antipsychotic use in the first trimester and congenital malformations, study finds.…

Calcium supplements pose dementia risk in some women

An observational study revealed that older women with cerebrovascular disease were at increased risk of dementia if they took calcium supplements…

Alzheimer’s inflammation targeted with period pain NSAID

Flufenamic acid and mefenamic acid successfully reduced inflammation and memory deficits in rodent model of Alzheimer’s disease.…