Our experience as pharmacists in ‘SPACE’ Three pharmacists describe their experience working on the multicentre SPACE study, which aims to tackle false penicillin allergy labels.…
Serious shortage protocols for clarithromycin reactivated as whooping cough cases rise The protocols were first introduced in 2023, and are now due to expire on 21 June 2024.…
Pharmacists could safely assess mislabelled penicillin allergy, study results suggest Pharmacists and other non-allergy specialist healthcare professionals assessed 97% of trial participants as having no penicillin allergy.…
How pharmacists can contribute to effective antimicrobial reviews Best practice principles and practical advice for structuring antimicrobial reviews and effective stewardship practices.…
Changing the culture of fluoroquinolone prescribing Despite repeated warnings about disabling and irreversible side effects from fluoroquinolones, prescribing of these broad-spectrum antibiotics remains “stubbornly stable”.…
First-in-class antibiotic provides effective treatment for UTIs, trial results suggest Gepotidacin showed non-inferiority to nitrofurantoin in one trial and superiority in another.…
MHRA says fluoroquinolones should be administered only when no other antibiotics are appropriate The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has issued new restrictions on fluoroquinolone use, following reports of serious adverse reactions in patients.…
MPs call for more research into bacteriophages as alternative to antibiotics in response to AMR A House of Commons committee has called for more research into bacteriophages to allow them to be used more widely in UK healthcare to tackle resistance to antibiotics.…
Test yourself: the 2023 CPD and Learning quiz Assess your knowledge on topics ranging from infectious diseases, to professional skills, to cardiology, in our end-of-year CPD and learning quiz.…
Pharmacists provide antibiotics only where clinically appropriate, minor ailments scheme data show Data from community pharmacies in the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board area have shown 71% of women with a UTI and 55% of patients with a sore throat received antibiotics from the pharmacy.…
