Frailty and the patient journey How to recognise opportunities for medicines optimisation and rationalisation during the course of the patient journey following a frailty-related hospital admission.…
Pharmacy at the frontline of tackling healthcare inequalities This month’s column from the RPS chief scientist’s office looks at highlights from recent pharmacy practice research through the lens of Core20PLUS5.…
Stronger regulatory oversight needed for self-testing kits, review concludes Authors of the cross-sectional review found that nearly three-quarters of over-the-counter testing kits “did not progress or close care pathways”.…
Chronic heart failure deaths could fall by 3,000 per year following updated guidance, says NICE The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence said that drugs are being introduced earlier in patient treatment for chronic heart failure, which has been reflected in its draft guidance.…
Case-based learning: pharmacy involvement in congenital heart disease A comprehensive overview of the journey of a patient with congenital heart disease, from foetal to paediatric care, including perspectives from the parents and the medical team.…
Congenital heart disease: an overview An overview of the causes, diagnosis and treatments for congenital heart disease.…
Antidepressants ‘substantially increase risk’ of low blood pressure when standing up in older people, study results suggest Researchers found that patients aged over 60 years who were prescribed selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors were at a four-fold increased risk of postural hypotension in first four weeks of use.…
Earlier treatment with combination of drugs could prevent 5,000 heart attacks per decade, study results suggest Researchers found that patients who received a combination treatment of statins and ezetimibe within 12 weeks of a heart attack and lowered their cholesterol to target-level early were less at risk of heart attacks, strokes and deaths.…
NHS increases funding for inclisiran although uptake remains ‘slower than expected’ In a letter sent to colleagues, NHS England said it had increased the reimbursement fee for inclisiran from £50 to £60.…
BMI should be recorded annually for people with long-term conditions, says NICE The draft quality standard on overweight and obesity management also advises healthcare professionals to seek permission in a sensitive, non-judgemental way before discussing weight.…
