Aspirin inappropriately used for CVD prevention in just over 10% of cases A survey of nearly 70,000 patients taking aspirin for primary prevention has found that, for the overall cohort, treatment was inappropriate in nearly 11.6% of cases.…
Tetracycline causing tooth discolouration not a trivial matterYour CPD article on re-implanting an avulsed tooth ( The Pharmaceutical Journal 2014;294:56) states that antibiotics should be prescribed. Although the reference given does indeed state that tetracycline can be prescribed, it goes on to remind the reader that most jurisdictions do not ad…
Study questions FDA warning over adverse cognitive effects of statins In 25 placebo-controlled trials involving nearly 47,000 patients, adverse cognitive outcomes attributable to statins were rarely reported, researchers found.…
Moorfields Eye Hospital to close its specials manufacturing facilityMoorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has decided to close its specials manufacturing facility in London, its board has announced.…
Older patients taking anticholinergic drugs are at risk of dementia People aged over 65 years who take some common over-the-counter or prescribed medicines for allergy, depression or an overactive bladder have an increased risk of developing dementia.…
Latest advances in hepatitis C therapy The availability of new protease inhibitors is revolutionising the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection.…
Analysis questions value of primary prevention medication for reducing CHD deaths Population-wide approaches to risk-factor control have had a far greater impact on the reduction of deaths from coronary heart disease than use of primary prevention medication.…
Oestrogen receptor ligands show promise for treating endometriosis Researchers studying endometriosis have discovered a potential way to treat the disease that avoids many of the side effects seen with existing therapies.…
Use of NSAIDs associated with surgery complication Use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in patients undergoing surgery may be associated with anastomotic leak at the surgical junction, research confirms.…
EMA recommends approval of liraglutide as weight loss drugThe European Medicines Agency is recommending that the prescription-only injectable drug liraglutide (Saxenda) should be granted a marketing authorisation as a weight loss product.…