Case-based learning: ensuring safety of oral medicines for children An overview of the risks pharmacists should be aware of regarding oral medicines for children, including how these risks can be appropriately communicated to patients and parents or carers.…
Dual action ibuprofen and paracetamol tablets should not be moved to general sale, RPS says In its response to a public consultation, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society says moving painkiller Nuromol to the general sales list may lead to patients confusing it with paracetamol and taking a higher dose than instructed.…
Emergency contraception sales fall by more than 50% as pandemic causes ‘disruption’ to sexual health services Sales of the morning after pill dropped by more than 50% between March 2020 and April 2020, according to retail data provider IRI.…
Reclassifying emergency hormonal contraception levonorgestrel from a pharmacy to general sale medicine is not the answer Instead of making levonorgestrel available to purchase in any retail outlet without medical advice, it would be better to improve emergency hormonal contraception consultations, lower the price of the medicine and make it more easily accessible via national patient group directions.…
No guarantee of quality with unlicensed vitamin D productsColin Michie’s article on the risks of vitamin D self supplementation makes many useful points, including the risks associated with excess vitamin D ( Clinical Pharmacist, 2016;8:131). But there is one major issue that was not highlighted: the vast majority of vitam…
How to reduce the risks associated with vitamin D self-supplementation As the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency rises, the popularity of self-medicating with vitamin D supplements is growing. However, there is potential for overdosing and harm.…
The man who discovered ibuprofen Ibuprofen is one of the world’s best selling anti-inflammatory painkillers. Its pioneer, Stewart Adams, now 92 years old, tells Julia Robinson about how and why his discovery came to fruition.…
Non-pharmacy retailers ignore selling guidelines for paracetamol and aspirin, study shows Secret shopper study reveals more than half of retailers sold more than the recommended quantity of paracetamol or aspirin in one transaction.…
Oxygen therapy: emergency use and long term treatment Emergency oxygen treatment is used two million times a year by ambulance services, and almost one in five hospital patients in the UK are being treated with oxygen at any one time.…
Heartburn drug esomeprazole is first proton pump inhibitor to be sold outside pharmacies in the UK Nexium Control has become the first proton pump inhibitor in the UK to be made available in corner shops and supermarkets, following its reclassification to a general sales list medicine.…
