WHO guideline offers advice for when child-friendly medicines are unavailable The first-ever global guideline governing the prescribing and supply of children’s medicines when no authorised product exists has been developed by the World Health Organization and the International Pharmaceutical Federation.…
Patients offered guidance on delivery of specific medicines through enteral tubes A series of guides for patients and carers on giving specific medicines through enteral feeding tubes has been launched.…
Learn all about physical pharmacy ‘Physicochemical principles of pharmacy in manufacture, formulation and clinical use. Sixth edition’, by Alexander T Florence and David Attwood.…
Long-acting drugs lead to better outcomes for schizophrenics Patients with a first episode of psychosis should be offered an injection of a long-acting antipsychotic rather than just oral medication.…
Learn how to administer drugs via enteral feeding tubes safely ‘Handbook of drug administration via enteral feeding tubes: third edition’, by Rebecca White and Vicky Bradnam.…
Tackling prescription drug abuse There are signs that strategies to address prescription drug abuse are starting to work but will an increase in illegal drug use be the payoff?…
3D printing: the future of manufacturing medicine? As the pharmaceutical industry shifts from mass manufacture towards personalised medicine, 3D printing could become part of the drug production line.…
Personalised medicines — creating ‘polypills’ in the local pharmacy Patients require different combinations of drugs at different doses. Gino Martini explains how ‘polypills’ may enable patients to take one tablet containing the medicines and doses appropriate for them.…
Alternative antibiotic regimens effective for resource-poor settings A major research venture has yielded two antibiotic regimens for treating severe infections that can be administered in the outpatient setting.…
One in ten patients modify their medication to overcome swallowing difficulties In a survey of customers at five community pharmacies in Australia, 10.6% of respondents admitted to modifying their medication.…
