Dose adjustments of antimicrobials in patients with hepatic impairment An overview of appropriate dosing of antimicrobials in patients with hepatic impairment.…
Repeated use of antibiotics increases inflammatory bowel disease risk, study suggests Patients aged 40 to 60 years who had been prescribed antibiotics showed the highest risk for inflammatory bowel disease.…
Antibiotic use in older adults linked to inflammatory bowel disease, research suggests Patients aged 60 years and over who had received five or more courses of antibiotics in five years were 2.3 times more likely to develop inflammatory bowel disease.…
Liver function tests: indication and interpretation This article describes the liver function tests, aiming to support pharmacists in using them and in interpreting their results.…
Medicines management in adult patients undergoing liver transplantation Medication regimes for patients undergoing liver transplantation can be complex, meaning pharmacists must consider how best to optimise medicines and manage side effects.…
Case study: primary biliary cholangitis management with obeticholic acid This article considers how a patient with primary biliary cholangitis should be managed, following non-response to ursodeoxycholic acid.…
Only 13% of IBD teams meet standards for pharmacist involvement A report by IBD UK, an alliance of professional bodies, has found that few inflammatory bowel disease services in the UK have enough expert pharmacists.…
Top five infographics of 2020I’m sure it will come as no surprise that The Pharmaceutical Journal’s most-read infographics this year take a look at COVID-19.…
‘Patients want a fresh start without the stigma’ – a day in the life of an HIV and gastroenterology pharmacist Akwasi Mintah details a typical day providing pharmaceutial care to patients with HIV and inflammatory bowel disease.…
Untangling IBS from IBD Although they sound similar, share some symptoms and are not mutually exclusive, irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease are two distinct conditions that require different approaches.…
