Antimicrobial resistance will lead to an additional 10 million deaths each year worldwide by 2050 Failure to address growing resistance to antibiotics and other drugs will result in the deaths of an additional 10 million people each year worldwide by 2050 and cost the global economy up to US$100tn, projects a UK report.…
MURs should target patients with cardiovascular disease from January 2015Community pharmacists will be expected to offer medicines use reviews to patients with cardiovascular disease and those who are at risk from 1 January 2015, national negotiators have confirmed.…
GlaxoSmithKline revises colour and labelling of Relvar Ellipta inhaler GlaxoSmithKline is changing the colour of its Relvar Ellipta inhaler from blue to yellow after respiratory health professionals warned that patients could be confused.…
Malaria deaths fall by 47% globally between 2000 and 2013, WHO says Malaria mortality rates decreased by 47% worldwide between 2000 and 2013, and case incidence fell by 30%, a World Health Organization report says.…
Text messages can help patients adhere to their medicines A third of patients prescribed blood pressure or lipid-lowering drugs to prevent coronary heart disease or stroke fail to take their medicines properly, but text messages could improve adherence.…
Survey suggests US doctors are changing their prescribing habits for opioid drugsMany primary care physicians are less likely to prescribe opioids now than a year ago, according to a survey of US doctors.…
Review examines link between paracetamol use and asthma Researchers observed a positive association between paracetamol use in pregnancy and asthma but were unable to find sufficient evidence to support a change in guidance.…
New roles explored for nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors New research suggests nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) have intrinsic anti-inflammatory activity through suppression of NLRP3 inflammasome.…
Rise in endocarditis cases reported after change in antibiotic policy A reduction in antibiotic prophylaxis for dental procedures after a change in UK policy was paralleled by an increase in cases of infective endocarditis.…
Simvastatin induces calcium-dependent apoptosis Simvastatin inhibits proliferation of tumour cells and induces calcium-dependent apoptosis, shows new research published in Journal of Biological Chemistry.…