Diabetes UK clinical champions help patients receive better care As a Diabetes UK clinical champion, Elizabeth Hackett aims to help pharmacists play a bigger role in the healthcare of patients with diabetes.…
FDA strengthens fracture warnings for canagliflozin The US medicines safety watchdog has strengthened its warnings about the risk of bone fractures for type 2 diabetes patients who take canagliflozin.…
2015 RPS award winners announced The winners of this year’s Royal Pharmaceutical Society Awards were revealed at the annual conference in Birmingham on 13 September 2015.…
New drug for diabetic kidney disease has promising results In an international study, finerenone was effective at reducing protein in the urine without the rate of side effects of other drugs in the class.…
Increased antibiotic exposure linked to type 2 diabetes Researchers in Denmark used population data to see if increased antibiotic exposure was associated with the risk of developing diabetes.…
NICE recommends tighter glucose control in updated diabetes guidelines Updated national guidelines for adults with type 1 diabetes, for children and young people with types 1 and 2 diabetes and for patients with diabetic foot problems have been published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.…
Injectable liraglutide can help obese type 2 diabetics lose weight A daily injection of liraglutide can help obese or overweight patients with type 2 diabetes lose weight if they also follow a low calorie diet and do more exercise, according to research published in JAMA.…
Fattening up the NHS drugs bill More people diagnosed with diabetes, increased number of patients requiring drug treatment and rising costs of newer antidiabetic medicines all add to a hefty drugs bill for the NHS.…
Metformin plays a role in lowering blood cholesterol Metformin, one of the most widely used medications for type 2 diabetes, has a positive effect on LDL cholesterol as well as blood glucose, according to research published in Diabetes Care.…
Glitazone drugs could play a role in prevention of Parkinson’s disease Patients who take glitazone drugs to manage their diabetes may have some protection from developing Parkinson’s disease, suggests new research.…
