Clinical Pharmacist’s monthly news round-up: the top 10 in the past month What has been happening in the world of pharmacy? Here’s our pick of must-read news from the past month.…
Pharmaceutical Care Award winners 2015 discuss their primary care projectThe winners of the Pharmaceutical Care Award 2015 discuss their primary care project.…
Pharmaceutical Care Awards 2015 audience choice winnersThe audience choice winners explain why their Pharmaceutical Care Awards project should be replicated.…
Response to hepatitis B vaccination impaired in rheumatoid arthritis patients Most rheumatoid arthritis patients taking immune-suppressant drugs do not have an adequate response to hepatitis B vaccination.…
Perioperative care plan provides benefits for patients with diabetes A London-based team, who helped reduce complications for patients with diabetes before and during surgery, were finalists in this year’s Pharmaceutical Care Awards.…
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.…
