FDA approves nasal spray for opioid overdoses The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first ever nasal spray for the emergency treatment of opioid overdoses manifested by respiratory and/or central nervous system depression.…
A useful reference text of psychotropic medicines ‘Clinical handbook of psychotropic drugs 21st edition’, edited by Ric M Procyshyn, Kalyna Z Bezchlibnyk-Butler, J Joel Jeffries.…
Varenicline addresses gender gap in smoking cessation rates for women Ordinarily, women have poorer smoking quit rates than men but a new analysis of data shows that the drug varenicline could tackle this issue.…
How working in non-pharmacy placements can benefit students’ professional development Role-emerging placements enable pharmacy students in all years to work with members of the public and learn about their needs.…
Why the EU has failed in tackling the alcohol problem The EU has shown a lack of leadership in tackling alcohol-related harm and its citizens are paying the price.…
E-cigarettes are at least 95% safer than smoking tobacco cigarettes, says Public Health England Public Health England has suggested that pharmacists encourage the use of e-cigarettes as an aid to stop smoking, but the Royal Pharmaceutical Society has concerns because the products are not regulated.…
Treating benefit recipients badly Why threatening to cut benefits for those who refuse treatment is unworkable.…
Heroin abuse: breaking the cycle With rates of heroin addiction stubbornly high, there is still debate about how best to treat those hooked on the drug.…
How to help OTC drug abusersThe two articles in the most recent issue of The Pharmaceutical Journal about prescription drug abuse (2015;294:624 and 2015;294:627) missed an opportunity to provide pharmacists with practical tips in tackling prescription drug abuse. Community pharmacists face the prescription and over-the-counter…
UK bill to ban all new psychoactive substances New psychoactive substances are emerging more quickly than they can be outlawed, but a new UK bill is proposing a blanket solution.…