First health security risk assessment highlights risk of respiratory pandemic and AMR The UK Health Security Agency said that the risk of respiratory infections with pandemic potential was ranked the highest owing to “high impact and likelihood, and repeated historical precedence”.…
Flu vaccine can prevent up to 14 cases per 100 children, study suggests For every 100 children who have received the flu vaccine, 9–14 of them avoid catching flu, study shows.…
Pharmacies can reform ‘outdated’ childhood vaccination programmes The National Pharmacy Association has urged the NHS to commission pharmacies to offer childhood vaccinations to school-aged children in hopes of increasing vaccination rates among teenagers.…
HIV report highlights ‘stark contrast’ in access to PrEP among different ethnicities The UK Health Security Agency has reported that PrEP uptake remains lowest in black African heterosexual women and men, at 34.6% and 36.4%, respectively.…
Pharmacists as antimicrobial stewards: ‘the bug stops here’ Antimicrobial resistance is a modern day crisis that we must all take responsibility for, with a balanced, careful approach to the use of antibiotic medicines.…
Health news round-up: public health, cardiovascular risk and take-up of new medicines on the NHS Our weekly summary of important developments in pharmacy and health news you may have missed.…
Nasal decongestant spray use limited to five days The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said that the new rules follow reports of rebound congestion related to prolonged use.…
Health news round-up: new cancer drugs, pharmacogenomics, and whether GLP-1s cause erectile dysfunction Our weekly summary of the important developments in pharmacy and health news you may have missed.…
Paxlovid speeds COVID-19 recovery but does not reduce hospital admissions Across two trials, more than 4,000 patients were randomised to receive usual care or Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir and ritonavir; Pfizer) within three or four days of symptom onset.…
Use pharmacies earlier in future pandemics, says COVID-19 inquiry The COVID-19 inquiry report noted that community pharmacies will be especially effective in areas that have lower vaccine uptake and where travel may hamper vaccine access.…
