Proton pump inhibitors linked with low risk of lupus, says UK regulator Proton pump inhibitors have been linked with rare cases of subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus, according to a drug update issued by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.…
Tribute to George WhitfieldGeorge Whitfield followed in his father George Whitfield senior’s footsteps by studying at the Sunderland School of Pharmacy where he met his future wife, Valerie Chaston. On qualifying he joined his father to run their two branches of G Whitfield pharmacies in the Houghton-le-Spring area. With a …
Electrical currents can treat motion sicknessIn research conducted on 20 patients, applying a mild electrical current to a specific part of the scalp can help lessen motion sickness. Video: Effective seasickness treatment on the horizon…
Transplant antifungal drug voriconazole associated with increased skin cancer risk Antifungal drug voriconazole increases the risk of developing skin cancer by 73% in lung transplant patients given the drug to prevent infection with Aspergillus, according to research published in the American Journal of Transplantation.…
George Whitfield diesOn 7 July 2015, George Whitfield, aged 79, of Seaton Village, Durham. Mr Whitfield registered with the Society in 1958 and left in 2011.…
Safety concerns with modafinilI am concerned by the statement from researchers promoting their work that modafinil is world’s first safe “smart drug”. Understandably, this was the headline in The Pharmaceutical Journal’s news item. Newspapers and journals have repeated the same message and I have challeng…
A career in chemotherapy and nutrition Independent prescriber Priya Mistry (pictured) has been working as the lead pharmacist in nutrition and peritoneal malignancy at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital for 12 years When working in the complicated areas of parenteral nutrition and chemotherapy, the best advice is to ke…
Price increase after ‘debranding’ of branded productsI write in response to the news item ‘UK competition body accuses drug firms of excessive pricing of phenytoin capsules’ ( The Pharmaceutical Journal 2015;295:136) and Mark Burdon’s letter regarding ‘Debranding of branded products’ ( …
FDA approves drug for genetic condition that affects 20 patients worldwide The US Food and Drug Administration has approved uridine triacetate (Xuriden) for the treatment of orotic aciduria – a rare genetic hereditary metabolic disorder that affects just 20 patients worldwide. …
Melanoma drug pembrolizumab gets NICE backing The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommends in draft guidance that pembrolizumab (Keytruda) be made available on the NHS for the treatment of some patients with advanced melanoma. …