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Clinics for nursing home residents reduce emergency admissions

A project in Northern Ireland has demonstrated the value of a consultant pharmacist reviewing medicines for patients in nursing homes.…

Reduced hospital admissions for care home residents in London

High-risk patients from 70 care homes in London received personalised care plans from a multi-disciplinary project team.…

NSAID use may prevent fertile women from ovulating

Women who hope to become pregnant should steer clear of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory painkillers because they could prevent ovulation, according to the findings of a small study.…

Rheumatoid arthritis patients should be offered intensive treatment when first diagnosed

Evidence to support intensive treatment with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs when patients are first diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis has been presented at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology.…

Inhaled corticosteroids in COPD have neutral effect on mortality despite increased pneumonia risk

Use of inhaled corticosteroids in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is associated with an increased risk of pneumonia but a neutral or even reduced risk of pneumonia-associated and overall mortality.…

Team of pharmacists and medics wins national award for care home service

Award-winning embedded pharmacist team were part of care homes operation that cut A&E attendances by 20%.…

Preparing a research poster for a conference

Displaying a poster at a conference is a good way to disseminate your research. This guide will explain how to create an effective poster and the pitfalls to avoid. …

Managing the risk of bleeding with new oral anticoagulants

Safeguarding patients against the risk of bleeding is a vital role for pharmacists when dealing with patients taking new oral anticoagulants.…

Call for European infrastructure to improve patient safety

Hospital pharmacists should play a central role in increasing the governance of medicines and in reporting and learning from incidents, according to David Cousins, an expert in medication safety.…

Gates Foundation aims to cut drug registration times by 50% in sub-Saharan Africa by 2018

Speeding up the time it takes to register drugs, vaccines and diagnostics in low and middle income countries is a key strategy for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.…