Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs linked with heart failure in patients with diabetes Researchers found that NSAID use in any period was linked with a 43% increased risk of subsequent hospitalisation for heart failure.…
Infective endocarditis: diagnosis, treatment and prevention An overview of the pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of infective endocarditis, as well as the role of the pharmacist in managing the infection.…
Community pharmacies in England carry out more than 110,000 blood pressure checks in six months Community pharmacies also provided ambulatory blood pressure monitoring to nearly 5,000 patients.…
NICE to approve icosapent ethyl for some high-risk cardiovascular patients The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence says 425,000 people with established cardiovascular disease could benefit from treatment with icosapent ethyl.…
Deprivation and ethnicity linked with lower anticoagulation prescribing for atrial fibrillation, study reveals Researchers found that, compared with white people, black people were 22% less likely to be prescribed an oral anticoagulant and those from other ethnic minorities were 24% less likely.…
Whole-genome sequencing is ‘feasible’ for screening in primary care, research suggests Presenting their findings, study authors said genomic sequencing in primary care could change the way patients and their families are managed by GPs.…
More than 31,000 interventions carried out by community pharmacy under hypertension service, data show The 'NHS community pharmacy blood pressure check service', which launched in October 2021, aims to identify people aged 40 years and older with high blood pressure.…
Pharmacist intervention significantly reduces cardiovascular risk factors, finds review Researchers looked at data from 24 studies with 85 meta-analyses that assessed pharmacist interventions, such as medication reviews, patient education and drug therapy management.…
Nearly 4,000 pharmacies offering blood pressure monitoring service, says NHS England Since the introduction of the hypertension case-finding service in October 2021, 3,938 pharmacies have signed up to provide blood pressure checks.…
Management of venous thromboembolism in COVID-19 An overview of the current guidelines on anticoagulation management of COVID-19 associated thromboembolism.…
