We are concerned about the shortage of buprenorphine tabletsBuprenorphine is one of the two medicines licensed for opioid misuse that is recommended by the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence, and the Department of Health and Social Care’s (DHSC) ‘Orange Book’. The cost of generic buprenorphine sublingual tablets has risen shar…
Gabapentinoids prescribed prior to a fifth of drug-related deaths in Scotland Official figures show a steep rise in the proportion of drug-related deaths in Scotland in patients who had a gabapentin or pregabalin prescribed in the 90 days before death.…
We need to treat people who take street drugs as patients, not criminals Healthcare professionals have a role to play in improving care for people who take street drugs and providing better information on their drugs’ content, says Royal Pharmaceutical Society president Ash Soni.…
E-cigarettes: part of the solution or part of the problem? Marketing e-cigarettes towards children undermines the positive impact they have had on smoking rates in the UK.…
PHE guidance highlights role of community pharmacy in tackling opioid overdose Community pharmacies could be used as an outlet to boost the supply of take-home naloxone, a drug used to block the effects of opioids for individuals who are most in need, according to guidance from Public Health England.…
Synthetic opioids overtake prescription opioids as leading cause of US overdose deaths Synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl, were implicated in more overdose-related deaths in 2016 than prescription opioids in the United States.…
RPS president speaks at Manchester street drugs debate Pharmacists are ideally situated to offer non-judgemental support to those addicted to illegal drugs, Ash Soni, president of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, said.…
Parliament hears call for national action plan on addiction to prescribed drugs A senior Labour Party politician has called for a national action plan and a national help line for people addicted to prescription drugs.…
Repurposing drugs to treat disturbances of learning and memory in neuropsychiatric disorders In high-income countries, such as the UK, mental health problems are among the most prevalent medical conditions.…
Pharmacy undergraduates work with drug misuse services The charity Addaction is giving final-year MPharm undergraduates the chance to witness drug misuse services first-hand, as part of their degree.…
