Pharmaceutical industry should turn back to nature The pharmaceutical industry’s move away from natural sources in drug discovery is short-sighted.…
Drug discovery returns to the wild Researchers now have the tools to unlock the potential of previously uncultivated microbes, prompting a return to drug discovery from natural products.…
A stricter approach to vaccinationPersonal belief exemptions for vaccination put at risk those who are unable to participate for medical reasons.…
Insulin derivative activated by molecular switch responds to glucose challenge Researchers have synthesised an insulin derivative that is activated by a molecular switch that responds to blood glucose.…
Facilitate recreational drug testing to help save lives Giving drug users better information about what is in their drugs before they take them could save lives.…
Putting cosmeceuticals in context ‘Handbook of cosmeceutical excipients and their safeties’, by Kwan Yu Heng, Tung Yee Kei, Kochhar Jaspreet Singh, Li Hairui, Poh Ai-Ling and Kang Lifeng.…
Consultants respond positively to audit of antimicrobial prescribing An audit and feedback programme targeting medical consultant teams on a hospital acute admissions ward has resulted in improvements in antimicrobial prescribing.…
Pharmacy assistants provide solution to omitted medicines doses New research suggests that pharmacy assistants can help to ensure that hospital patients receive all their prescribed doses of medicines.…
Erectile dysfunction drug could protect the liver from damage caused by sepsis Sildenafil, a phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor, causes the liver to produce more cyclic GMP, which in turn reduces TNF signalling in hepatocytes and prevents liver damage, new research shows.…
Jane Nolan diesOn 25 December 2014, Jane Nolan, aged 84, of Chorley, Lancashire. Mrs Nolan registered with the Society in 1951. She left the Society in 2005.…
