Cardiovascular diseases

News round-up: long COVID, chikungunya and free supplies of ciprofloxacin

Our weekly summary of the important developments in pharmacy and health news you may have missed.…

Weight-loss drug to be offered to patients at risk of stroke or heart attack

In response to the new recommendation, sector leaders have called for the NHS to “mobilise the pharmacy network” as weight-loss medications are offered to an increasing number of patients.…

COVID-19 vaccines not associated with sudden death in healthy young people

The researchers found no significant difference between the first, second and third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in terms of increased risk of sudden cardiac death in healthy young patients.…

Apixaban safer than rivaroxaban for thrombosis treatment, study finds

Researchers found that patients who took anticoagulant apixaban for the treatment of venous thrombosis experienced less “clinically relevant bleeding”, compared with those who received rivaroxaban.…

Health news round-up: cardiovascular disease, women’s health and the potential for new sepsis treatment

A weekly summary of important developments in pharmacy and health news that you may have missed.…

Health news round-up: GLP-1s for psoriasis, promise for people with cancer and pharmacogenomics

A weekly summary of important developments in pharmacy and health news that you may have missed.…

Tobacco companies should fund national community pharmacy ‘stop smoking’ service, says report

Recommendations by AstraZeneca in partnership with several pharmacy bodies have also called for the ‘NHS health check’ to be offered in community pharmacies.…

Health news round-up: NICE approvals, surveillance data and GLP-1 warnings

A weekly summary of important developments in pharmacy and health news that you may have missed.…

NICE recommends treatment that could help 30,000 people with COPD

Guidance says dupilumab can be offered as an add-on maintenance treatment for adults with uncontrolled COPD.…

Community pharmacy cholesterol testing pilot expands across east London

Under the scheme, pharmacies use a seven-minute test to assess patients’ cholesterol levels and offer an estimate of their risk of heart problems over the next ten years.…