Clinical trial recruitment in England fell by almost 10% in 2023/2024 There were 18,140 people recruited to interventional industry clinical trials in 2023/2024, compared with 19,984 people in 2022/2023.…
NHS survey reveals fewer than 5% of patients have been referred to community pharmacy from general practice The vast majority of respondents to the survey also described their experience of pharmacy services as ‘good’.…
National pharmacy board meetings: 19 June 2024 An overview of the latest open meeting of the national pharmacy boards.…
Paediatric arrhythmias: pathophysiology, types and pharmaceutical management While many arrhythmias in children are harmless, it is vital to distinguish between the different types to ensure that potentially harmful ones are identified early and treatment plans are optimised for the patient.…
Scottish government publishes prescribing guidance aiming to save millions of pounds The Scottish government's draft guidance sets out a list of 17 products that are of “low clinical value” and 11 products that are of “limited clinical value”.…
Over-the-counter nasal sprays reduce symptom duration in at-risk patients, study results suggest Antibiotic use was also reduced in all intervention groups.…
RPS asks for views on facilitated self-selection of P medicines The Society says it wants to hear evidence of the benefits and harms of a facilitated self-selection model for Pharmacy medicines.…
Standardising and expanding pharmacy services in the emergency department improves safety for high-risk patients and increases standards of careEmergency departments are under unprecedented levels of pressure and strain across the UK and now more than ever are caring for an increasing number of undifferentiated patients that are both more acutely and chronically unwell and for a longer period of time1–3. Underpinning reasons behi…
Coroner calls for government to take action on supply of medicines online Isabelle Thistlewaite's report investigated the death of Nigel Dixon following an overdose from two controlled drugs — morphine and zopiclone — the latter of which was purchased online.…
Stephen Kinnock appointed as pharmacy minister Kinnock said his team would be “working relentlessly to address challenges and seize opportunities for change across the portfolio”.…
