Pharmacists need to collaborate with pharmacy technicians and support staff to enable safe and effective delegation To realise new ways of working means moving away from traditional professional boundaries and enabling the pharmacy workforce to take on different roles if it benefits patients.…
Phase I trial volunteer dies as five others are hospitalised One person has died and five more have been hospitalised after taking part in a phase I clinical trial in France.…
Menopausal women deserve the chance to discuss taking HRT New national guidelines on treating menopause symptoms in women will re-open the discussion between clinician and patient on the merits of using hormone replacement therapy.…
The value of team building for pharmacy staff Strong, united teams that work efficiently and collaboratively to achieve common objectives is the goal for any organisation. But can team building help pharmacy teams work better together?…
Schizophrenia: investigating the role of the immune system Research on psychosis is leading to treatments tailored to the individual’s underlying disease process, with particular attention turning to the role of the immune system.…
Bestway sees Well pharmacies hit revenues of £583m Bestway, the new owner of the Co-operative Pharmacy, released its financial results for 2015 showing turnover for its new division “slightly exceeded expectations”.…
Dementia drug could help prevent falls in Parkinson’s disease patients A drug commonly prescribed to treat dementia could help prevent falls in patients with Parkinson’s disease, according to research published in The Lancet Neurology on 12 January 2015.…
Pre-exposure prophylaxis necessary to reduce HIV infection rate among MSM Offering men who have sex with men antiretroviral therapy as pre-exposure prophylaxis is necessary if the UK is to achieve a marked reduction in the annual rate of HIV infections by the end of this decade, according to new research.…
Alzheimer’s will be treated with ‘cocktail’ of drugs, predicts neuroscientist Patients with Alzheimer’s disease will probably be treated with a cocktail of drugs in the future, a neuroscientist told the annual University College London school of pharmacy lecture at the Royal Society in central London on 12 January 2016.…
PPI use increases risk of chronic kidney disease by as much as 50% Proton pump inhibitors — used to inhibit gastric acid secretion — are associated with a 20–50% increase in the risk of developing chronic kidney disease, according to new research.…
