Injections and infusions

New guidance for hepatitis B vaccine shortage

Public Health England has issued “temporary” guidance that restricts providing hepatitis B immunisation to adults and children, in response to the global shortage of the vaccine.…

Frequent intravitreal bevacizumab injections increase risk of glaucoma surgery

Seven or more injections a year makes patients more than twice as likely to need glaucoma surgery, according to researchers.…

FDA approves first monoclonal antibody injection for atopic dermatitis

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is responsible for evaluating the safety and efficacy of medicines in the United States, has approved the use of dupilumab (Dupixent; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals) to treat adults with atopic dermatitis. Dupilumab is the first monoclonal antibody t…

How pharmacists can become aesthetic practitioners

As demand for non-surgical cosmetic procedures increases, SaÅ¡a Jankovic finds out about training requirements and industry regulation, and looks at the benefits pharmacists can provide patients by offering these services.…

Superior shelf-life of Emerade

Last summer, I went into anaphylactic shock after being stung by a wasp. When I had recovered, my GP said I should carry an adrenaline auto-injector pen with me and we chose the Emerade brand rather than Epipen because, in addition to having a higher and more realistic dosage (500μg) i…

NICE recommends first asthma treatment to target eosinophils

Mepolizumab has been recommended as an add-on injectable treatment for severe refractory eosinophilic asthma in adults.…

Comprehensible reference text on injectable drugs

Handbook on injectable drugs 19th edition, Editor-in-chief Gerald K McEvoy…

First self-administered monthly injection for multiple sclerosis approved in the US

Zinbryta (daclizumab), the first once-monthly self-administered injection for multiple sclerosis (MS), has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.…

Hydromorphone could prevent opioid addicts from using street heroin

Analgesic dihydromorphone is as effective as diacetylmorphine (medical grade heroin) in preventing opioid addicts from using heroin bought on the street, reveals a new study.…

FDA approves injectable psoriasis drug

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved an injectable treatment, ixekizumab (Taltz; Eli Lilly), for adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. …