Premature ovarian insufficiency: diagnosis and management Premature ovarian insufficiency (or failure, as it used to be known) affects around 1% of women aged under 40 years in the UK. Pharmacists should therefore understand its health consequences and be able to advise on the available treatment options.…
Wilson’s disease: diagnosis and management An overview of the causes, signs, symptoms and management of Wilson’s disease, an autosomal recessive genetic disorder characterised by the accumulation of copper in various body tissues.…
Public Health England to review guidance against the use of rapid COVID-19 tests in community pharmacies Public Health England is reviewing its guidance against the use of rapid point-of-care tests for COVID-19 in community pharmacy.…
Welsh pharmacy sore throat test and treat service ‘should not be routinely adopted’, review finds The use of rapid antigen detection tests in community pharmacies for the diagnosis and management of people with group A streptococcal infections should not be routinely adopted, according to guidance from Health Technology Wales.…
Superdrug relaunches at-home COVID-19 antibody testing service High-street multiple Superdrug has relaunched its at-home COVID-19 antibody testing service, after it had been ”voluntarily and temporarily” withdrawn in May 2020.…
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: diagnosis and management Early diagnosis and medicines optimisation are fundamental to ensure timely and appropriate treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and improve a patient’s quality of life.…
Regulator ‘following up’ Boots’ provision of rapid point of care COVID-19 antigen test The General Pharmaceutical Council is to “follow up” Boots’ announcement that it plans to roll out a rapid point of care antigen test for COVID-19.…
Stuck in the 1950s: why UTI diagnosis badly needs an update Urinary tract infections are the second most common reason for prescribing an antibiotic and, with antimicrobial stewardship a priority for the government, the stakes for accurate diagnosis are being raised ever higher.…
Phlebotomy services could be run from community pharmacies to cut hospital visits, report recommends Phlebotomy services should be run from community pharmacies to allow patients to give blood samples without having to go to hospital, an independent review of NHS diagnostic services has recommended.…
Cervical cancer prevention: advice and services With the uptake of cervical screening at 70–73% in the UK, it is important for pharmacy teams to recognise the symptoms of cervical cancer, as well as provide advice on prevention strategies.…
