Cancer Drugs Fund has undermined NICE, its chair admits The Cancer Drugs Fund has undermined the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and has provided a “get out of jail card” for pharmaceutical companies, its chair says.…
Top 10 learning articles of 2014 from The Pharmaceutical Journal Our response to the Ebola outbreak is a sign of how our learning content is changing to meet your needs.…
Top 10 news stories of 2014 from The Pharmaceutical Journal Harriet Adcock provides a rundown of the top ten news stories of 2014.…
More UK patients will now be eligible for two costly hepatitis C treatments Sofosbuvir has received the green light from NICE but will not be available to patients until August 2015, while simeprevir will only be accessible through a patient access scheme.…
NICE offers advice on gastro-oesophageal reflux in childrenThe National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has published its first clinical guideline on the management of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in infants and children.…
Nocturnal enuresis in children Bedwetting is common in young children but requires careful assessment and management in collaboration with the child’s parent or guardian.…
New edition of reference guide for palliative care specialists ‘Palliative Care Formulary 5th Edition’, edited by Robert Twycross, Andrew Wilcock & Paul Howard. …
2014: The Pharmaceutical Journal’s news in review Looking back at some of the biggest news stories from the past year. …
Pregnant women at risk of mental health problems need more support, says NICE Women with a history of mental health problems should receive additional support before, during and after their pregnancy, according to new NICE guidance.…
GPs should conduct C-reactive protein tests before prescribing antibiotics to treat pneumonia The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommends that GPs should conduct a C-reactive protein test if it is unclear whether a patient has pneumonia to ensure antibiotics are only prescribed when necessary.…