Case-based learning: sedating medicines, breastfeeding and safe sleeping advice How pharmacists can help to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome and provide more holistic care for breastfeeding families when advising on the use of sedating medicines.…
Health news round-up: puberty blockers, oral GLP-1s and inequalities in neonatal care A weekly summary of important developments in pharmacy and health news that you may have missed.…
Patient safety commissioner to approach PM over ‘disappointing’ delay to valproate compensation Henrietta Hughes said that nearly two years after publishing ‘The Hughes report’, patients harmed by valproate use are still waiting for a decision on financial redress.…
MHRA sets out plans to speed up access to rare disease therapies The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said “the rulebook for rare disease therapies will be overhauled" to make it quicker and easier to get therapies tested and approved.…
Patient safety commissioner pushes government on valproate redress almost two years after report Exclusive: In a statement made to The Pharmaceutical Journal, Henrietta Hughes has urged the government to provide a full response to recommendations made in her February 2024 report.…
Valproate in pregnancy reaches lowest level yet, data suggest Sodium valproate prescriptions for women and girls aged 12 to 54 years have almost halved since measures were introduced to reduce prescribing in April 2018.…
First ‘NICE-curated’ clinical guideline announced The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence said the Duchenne muscular dystrophy guideline would be followed by others to provide “useful and useable guidance in an efficient, timely and sustainable manner”.…
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.…
Neonatal sepsis: prevention and management The third article in a series on complications associated with prematurity and unwell neonates.…
Premature birth: managing associated complications Part of a series of articles on the management of prematurity associated complications and the role of pharmacists.…
